Method and system for displaying PIDs based on a PID filter list

ABSTRACT

An example method includes determining identifying information for a vehicle to be serviced. The method further includes receiving at least one symptom identifier for the vehicle. The method further includes sending a request over a communication network to a remote server for a PID filter list for the vehicle, the request comprising the identifying information for the vehicle and the at least one symptom identifier for the vehicle. The method additionally includes receiving a response to the request over the communication network from the remote server, the response comprising the PID filter list for the vehicle. The method further includes determining, based on the PID filter list for the vehicle, a symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle from a set of available PIDs. The method additionally includes displaying, on a display interface, the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 16/290,422 filed on Mar. 1, 2019 and published onJun. 27, 2019 as United States Patent Application Publication No2019/0197800 A1. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/290,422 is acontinuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/236,060filed on Aug. 12, 2016 and issued on Apr. 23, 2019 as U.S. Pat. No.10,269,191. United States Patent Application Publication No 2019/0197800A1 and U.S. Pat. No. 10,269,191 are incorporated herein by reference, asif fully set forth in this description.

BACKGROUND

Most vehicles are serviced at least once during their useful life. Inmany instances, a vehicle is serviced at a facility with professionalmechanics (e.g., technicians). The technicians can use any of a varietyof non-computerized hand tools to service (e.g., repair) any of the widevariety of mechanical components on a vehicle. While servicing avehicle, a technician sometimes needs information for diagnosing and/orrepairing the vehicle, and for post-repair activities performed to therepaired vehicle. Such technician may use a vehicle information systemthat provides parameter identifier (PID) values. With hundreds of PIDsbeing available for each of hundreds of different types of vehicles, thetechnician may not know which PIDs are applicable or helpful fordiagnosing a particular symptom for a particular vehicle. This may leadto a technician guessing which PIDs should be requested to diagnose thesymptom. If the technician guesses incorrectly, the technician may notsee PID values that would lead to a quicker and more accurate diagnosisof the symptom. In that situation or in another situation, thetechnician does not have the ability to obtain a filtered list of PIDvalues based on repair order data, past user selection of PID valuesand/or anomalous PID values.

OVERVIEW

Several example embodiments that relate to diagnostic lists, such as aPID filter list, a component test filter list, a functional test filterlist, and/or a reset procedure filter list are described herein. Someexample embodiments relate to displaying PIDs based on a PID filterlist.

Viewed from one aspect, an example embodiment takes the form of a methodcomprising determining, by a display device, identifying information fora vehicle to be serviced. The method further includes receiving, at thedisplay device, at least one symptom identifier for the vehicle. Themethod additionally includes sending, by the display device, a requestover a communication network to a remote server for a PID filter listfor the vehicle, the request comprising the identifying information forthe vehicle and the at least one symptom identifier for the vehicle. Themethod also includes receiving, at the display device, a response to therequest over the communication network from the remote server, theresponse comprising the PID filter list for the vehicle. The methodfurther includes determining, by the display device based on the PIDfilter list for the vehicle, a symptom-based subset of PIDs for thevehicle from a set of available PIDs. The method additionally includesdisplaying, by the display device on a display interface, thesymptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle.

Viewed from another aspect, an example embodiment takes the form of adisplay device comprising a display interface, one or more processors, anon-transitory computer readable medium, and program instructions storedon the non-transitory computer readable medium. The program instructionsmay be executable by the one or more processors to determine identifyinginformation for a vehicle to be serviced. The program instructions maybe further executable by the one or more processors to receive at leastone symptom identifier for the vehicle. The program instructions mayadditionally be executable by the one or more processors to send arequest over a communication network to a remote server for a PID filterlist for the vehicle, the request comprising the identifying informationfor the vehicle and the at least one symptom identifier for the vehicle.The program instructions may also be executable by the one or moreprocessors to receive a response to the request over the communicationnetwork from the remote server, the response comprising the PID filterlist. The program instructions may be further executable by the one ormore processors to determine, based on the PID filter list for thevehicle, a symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle from a set ofavailable PIDs. The program instructions may additionally be executableby the one or more processors display, on the display interface, thesymptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle.

Viewed from yet another aspect, an example embodiment takes the form ofa non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereininstructions executable by one or more processors to cause a computingsystem to perform functions. The functions include determiningidentifying information for a vehicle to be serviced. The functionsfurther include receiving at least one symptom identifier for thevehicle. The functions additionally include sending a request over acommunication network to a remote server for a PID filter list for thevehicle, the request comprising the identifying information for thevehicle and the at least one symptom identifier for the vehicle. Thefunctions also include receiving a response to the request over thecommunication network from the remote server, the response comprisingthe PID filter list for the vehicle. The functions further includedetermining, based on the PID filter list for the vehicle, asymptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle from a set of availablePIDs. The functions additionally include displaying, on the displayinterface, the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle.

These as well as other aspects and advantages will become apparent tothose of ordinary skill in the art by reading the following detaileddescription, with reference where appropriate to the accompanyingdrawings. Further, it should be understood that the embodimentsdescribed in this overview and elsewhere are intended to be examplesonly and do not necessarily limit the scope of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Example embodiments are described herein with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example operating environment in whichthe example embodiments can operate.

FIG. 2 is a communication flow diagram.

FIG. 3 is another workflow diagram.

FIG. 4 is another workflow diagram.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of a vehicle showing example placement of a displaydevice.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an example server.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing example mapping data in accordance with theexample embodiments.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing example indices in accordance with theexample embodiments.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing example mapping data in accordance with theexample embodiments.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing example symptom-to-component mapping datain accordance with the example embodiments.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing example mapping data in accordance with theexample embodiments.

FIG. 12 shows an example PID index.

FIG. 13 shows an example component test index.

FIG. 14 shows an example functional test index.

FIG. 15 shows an example reset procedure index.

FIG. 16 shows an example repair order.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart depicting a set of functions that can be carriedout in accordance with the example embodiments.

FIG. 18 and FIG. 19 is a flowchart depicting a set of functions that canbe carried out in accordance with the example embodiments.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart depicting a set of functions that can be carriedout in accordance with the example embodiments.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart depicting a set of functions that can be carriedout in accordance with the example embodiments.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing example PIDs and PID values communicated byvehicles.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram of an example display device.

FIG. 24 shows an example display interface of a display device.

FIG. 25 shows an example display interface with code-specific diagnosticlists.

FIG. 26 shows an example display interface with a code-specific PID listand baseline ranges.

FIG. 27 shows an example display interface with a code-specific PID listand PIDs with out-of-range values.

FIG. 28 shows an example display interface with a code-specific PID listand a plot of PID values.

FIG. 29 shows an example display interface with multiple vehicleoperating states.

FIG. 30 shows an example display interface with code-specific functionaltests and reset procedures.

FIG. 31 shows an example display interface with code-specific componenttests.

FIG. 32 shows an example display interface in a disconnected state.

FIG. 33 shows an example PID filter list.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart depicting a set of functions that can be carriedout in accordance with the example embodiments.

FIG. 35 shows an example of component hierarchy data.

FIG. 36 is a functional block diagram illustrating a computing systemthat is arranged in accordance with at least some example embodiments.

FIG. 37 is a schematic illustrating a conceptual partial view of acomputer program product for executing a computer process on a computingsystem, according to an example embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

This description describes several example embodiments, at least somewhich pertain to determining a diagnostic list and/or providing thediagnostic list to a display device configured to display the diagnosticlist. The diagnostic list can comprise a diagnostic filter list. Thediagnostic filter list can comprise a PID filter list, a component testfilter list, a functional test filter list, and/or a reset procedurefilter list. The display device is operable to display the diagnosticlist. A diagnostic filter list can be applicable to a set of vehiclesand a symptom exhibited by a vehicle within the set of vehicles. Adiagnostic filter list can be based on other criteria as well. In theforegoing examples, the diagnostic filter list is contextually relevantto the set of vehicles, symptom, and/or other criteria. The displaydevice can be connected to the vehicle exhibiting the symptom in orderto display PID data values from the vehicle for PIDs that the server hasdetermined to be most applicable to the set of vehicles and the symptom.The display device may also display component tests, functional tests,and/or reset procedures that the server has determined to be mostapplicable to the set of vehicles and the symptom. The display devicemay then cause selected component tests, functional tests, and/or resetprocedures to be performed on the vehicle.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example operating environment 1 in whichthe example embodiments can operate. The operating environment 1includes a server 2, a communication network 3, a display device 4,communication links 5, 6, and 7, a repair shop 8, a vehicle 9, and arepair order (RO) device 10. The RO device 10 is configured to generateand provide ROs to the server 2. The RO device 10 is operable withinand/or outside of the repair shop 8.

The communication network 3 can comprise the communication links 5, 6,and 7 as well as other communication links (not shown). Thecommunication network 3 and the communication links 5, 6, and 7 caninclude various network components such as switches, modems, gateways,antennas, cables, transmitters, and/or receivers. The communicationnetwork 3 can comprise a wide area network (WAN). The WAN can carry datausing packet-switched and/or circuit-switched technologies. The WAN caninclude an air interface or wire to carry the data. The communicationnetwork 3 can comprise a network or at least a portion of a network thatcarries out communications using a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)and the Internet Protocol (IP), such as the communication networkcommonly referred to as the Internet.

The repair shop 8 can comprise a variety of shop tools, such as brakelathes, wheel alignment machines, wheel balancers, and/or diagnosticdevices for diagnosing vehicles. A shop tool can comprise the displaydevice 4. As shown in FIG. 1 , the display device 4 is located withinthe repair shop 8. The display device 4, however, can operate insideand/or outside of the repair shop 8. For example, the display device 4can be used within the vehicle 9 as the vehicle 9 is driven on a roadoutside of the repair shop 8 for any of a variety of purposes. Theserver 2 can be scaled so as to be able to serve any number of displaydevices, such as one display device (as shown in FIG. 1 ), one hundreddisplay devices, one thousand display devices, or some other number ofdisplay devices.

A vehicle, such as vehicle 9, is a mobile machine that can be used totransport a person, people, or cargo. As an example, any vehiclediscussed herein can be driven and/or otherwise guided along a path(e.g., a paved road or otherwise) on land, in water, or in the air orouter space. As another example, any vehicle discussed herein can bewheeled, tracked, railed, or skied. As yet another example, any vehiclediscussed herein can include an automobile, a motorcycle, an all-terrainvehicle (ATV) defined by ANSI/SVIA-1-2007, a snowmobile, a personalwatercraft (e.g., a JET SKI® personal watercraft), a light-duty truck, amedium-duty truck, a heavy-duty truck, a semi-tractor, or a farmmachine. As an example, a vehicle guided along a path can include a van(such as a dry or refrigerated van), a tank trailer, a platform trailer,or an automobile carrier. As still yet another example, any vehiclediscussed herein can include or use any appropriate voltage or currentsource, such as a battery, an alternator, a fuel cell, and the like,providing any appropriate current or voltage, such as about 12 volts,about 42 volts, and the like. As still yet another example, any vehiclediscussed herein can include or use any desired system or engine. Thosesystems or engines can include items that use fossil fuels, such asgasoline, natural gas, propane, and the like, electricity, such as thatgenerated by a battery, magneto, fuel cell, solar cell and the like,wind and hybrids or combinations thereof. As still yet another example,any vehicle discussed herein can include an ECU, a data link connector(DLC), and a vehicle communication link that connects the DLC to theECU.

A vehicle manufacturer can build various quantities of vehicles eachcalendar year (i.e., January 1^(st) to December 31^(st)). In someinstances, a vehicle manufacturer defines a model year for a particularvehicle model to be built. The model year can start on a date other thanJanuary 1^(st) and/or can end on a date other than December 31^(st). Themodel year can span portions of two calendar years. A vehiclemanufacturer can build one vehicle model or multiple different vehiclemodels. Two or more different vehicle models built by a vehiclemanufacturer during a particular calendar year can have the same ofdifferent defined model years. The vehicle manufacturer can buildvehicles of a particular vehicle model with different vehicle options.For example, the particular vehicle model can include vehicles withsix-cylinder engines and vehicles with eight-cylinder engines. Thevehicle manufacturer or another entity can define vehicle identifyinginformation for each vehicle built by the vehicle manufacturer.Particular vehicle identifying information identifies particular sets ofvehicles (e.g., all vehicles of a particular vehicle model for aparticular vehicle model year or all vehicles of a particular vehiclemodel for a particular vehicle model year with a particular set of oneor more vehicle options).

As an example, the particular vehicle identifying information cancomprise indicators of characteristics of the vehicle such as when thevehicle was built (e.g., a vehicle model year), who built the vehicle(e.g., a vehicle make (i.e., vehicle manufacturer)), marketing namesassociated with vehicle (e.g., a vehicle model name, or more simply“model”), and features of the vehicle (e.g., an engine type). Inaccordance with that example, the particular vehicle identifyinginformation can be referred to by an abbreviation YMME or Y/M/M/E, whereeach letter in the order shown represents a model year identifier,vehicle make identifier, vehicle model name identifier, and engine typeidentifier, respectively, or an abbreviation YMM or Y/M/M, where eachletter in the order shown represents a model year identifier, vehiclemake identifier, and vehicle model name identifier, respectively. Anexample Y/M/M/E is 2004/Toyota/Camry/4 Cyl, in which “2004” representsthe model year the vehicle was built, “Toyota” represents the name ofthe vehicle manufacturer Toyota Motor Corporation, Aichi Japan, “Camry”represents a vehicle model built by that manufacturer, and “4 Cyl”represents a an engine type (i.e., a four cylinder internal combustionengine) within the vehicle. A person skilled in the art will understandthat other features in addition to or as an alternative to “engine type”can be used to identify a vehicle using particular vehicle identifyinginformation. These other features can be identified in various manners,such as a regular production option (RPO) code, such as the RPO codesdefined by the General Motors Company LLC, Detroit Michigan.

A vehicle communication link within a vehicle can include one or moreconductors (e.g., copper wire conductors) or can be wireless. As anexample, a vehicle communication link can include one or two conductorsfor carrying vehicle data messages in accordance with a vehicle datamessage (VDM) protocol. A VDM protocol can include a Society ofAutomotive Engineers (SAE) J1850 (PWM or VPW) VDM protocol, anInternational Organization of Standardization (ISO) 15764-4 controllerarea network (CAN) VDM protocol, an ISO 9141-2 K-Line VDM protocol, anISO 14230-4 KWP2000 K-Line VDM protocol, or some other protocolpresently defined for performing communications within a vehicle.

An ECU can control various aspects of vehicle operation or componentswithin a vehicle. For example, the ECU can include a powertrain (PT)system ECU, an engine control module (ECM) ECU, a supplementalinflatable restraint (SIR) system (i.e., an air bag system) ECU, anentertainment system ECU, or some other ECU. The ECU can receive inputs(e.g., a sensor input), control output devices (e.g., a solenoid),generate a vehicle data message (VDM) (such as a VDM based on a receivedinput or a controlled output), and set a diagnostic trouble code (DTC)as being active or history for a detected fault or failure conditionwithin a vehicle. Performance of a functional test can or a resetprocedure with respect to an ECU can comprise the display device 4transmitting a VDM to a vehicle. A VDM received at an ECU can comprise aPID request. A VDM transmitted by an ECU can comprise a responsecomprising the PID and a PID data value for the PID.

Next, FIG. 2 is a communication flow diagram showing an examplecommunication 20 that occurs between the RO device 10 and the server 2.The communication 20 comprises RO data transmitted by the RO device 10across the communication network 3. In one respect, the RO device 10 cangenerate some or all of the RO data transmitted to the server 2. Inanother respect, some or all of the RO data transmitted to the server 2can be generated at a device remote from the RO device 10 and providedfrom the remote device to the RO device 10. The remote device cancomprise the display device 4, the vehicle 9 or some other remote devicethat produces data for including on an RO. The communication 20 canoccur in response to a request for RO transmitted by the server 2 to theRO device 10 over the communication network 3. The communication 20 cancomprise RO data from one RO or multiple RO. The communication 20 cancomprise a separate communication from multiple repair shops 8 with ROdata. FIG. 16 , which is described below, shows examples of RO data thatcan be transmitted to the server 2 via the communication 20.

FIG. 2 also shows example communications 21 and 22 that occur betweenthe display device 4 and the server 2. The communication 21 comprisesPID data values, PIDs that identify what the PID data values represent,and information regarding a state of the particular vehicle that is thesource of the PID data values. The communication 22 comprises vehicleidentifying information that identifies the particular vehicle that isthe source of the PID data values within the communication 21. Theinformation regarding the state of the particular vehicle can includeinformation that indicates whether an ECU that is the source of the PIDdata values within the particular vehicle has any DTC active orinactive. The server 2 can determine baseline values for PIDs using thePID data values provided from the particular vehicle and from othervehicles that are identifiable by the same vehicle identifyinginformation provided in the communication 22.

Next, FIG. 3 illustrates an example workflow between a display deviceand a server. More specifically, display device 4 may communicate withserver 2 to assist a technician with the servicing of vehicle 9. Displaydevice 4 may send a request 24 for a diagnostic filter list over acommunication network to server 2. The request 24 may includeinformation describing one or more symptoms of vehicle 9. Server 2 maytransmit a response 25 to the request 24 back to the display device 4.The response 25 to the request 24 may include the requested diagnosticfilter list. In general, a diagnostic filter list may be generated byserver 2 to filter data or information displayed on a display interfaceof display device 4. For example, server 2 may provide to display device4 an indication of which pieces of data or information are most likelyto be pertinent for a technician given the one or more symptoms ofvehicle 9. As such, the response 25 to request 24 provided by server 2may allow the display device 4 to display contextually relevant piecesof data or information about vehicle 9 to a technician, where thecontext is based on the one or more symptoms of vehicle 9.

Next, FIG. 4 illustrates an example workflow between a vehicle, adisplay device, and a server. In one example embodiment, display device4 may initially collect information from vehicle 9 before communicatingwith server 2. In particular, display device 4 may receive vehicleidentifying information 26 and one or more symptom identifiers 27 fromvehicle 9. As previously described, vehicle identifying information 26may include characteristics of vehicle 9, such as the year, make, model,and engine. In some examples, the one or more symptom identifiers 27 maybe one or more diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs). In other examples, theone or more symptom identifiers 27 may be one or more non-DTC symptomidentifiers (such as, “engine misfire,” “misfire,” or “engine no start,”or “no start”). A non-DTC symptom identifier identifies a symptom otherthan by a DTC. In still other examples, the one or more symptomidentifiers 27 may be one or more DTCs and one or more non-DTC symptomidentifiers. Moreover, any symptom identifier discussed within thisapplication (including any one or more symptom identifiers and/or atleast one symptom identifier) may be (i) one or more DTCs, (ii) one ormore non-DTC symptom identifiers, or (iii) one or more DTCs and one ormore non-DTC symptom identifiers. In further examples, vehicleidentifying information 26 and/or the one or more symptom identifiers 27may be received by display device 4 from a different source besidesvehicle 9.

Display device 4 may transmit the vehicle identifying information 26 andthe one or more symptom identifiers 27 to server 2. Server 2 may processthe vehicle identifying information 26 and the one or more symptomidentifiers 27 in order to determine one or more contextually relevantdiagnostic filter lists to provide back to display device 4. Inparticular, server 2 may provide any combination of PID filter list 182,functional test filter list 184, reset procedure filter list 186, andcomponent test filter list 188.

PID filter list 182 may indicate contextually relevant PIDs for thevehicle 9 with vehicle identifying information 26 and symptomscorresponding to the one or more symptom identifiers 27. Functional testfilter list 184 may indicate contextually relevant functional tests forthe vehicle 9 with vehicle identifying information 26 and symptomscorresponding to the one or more symptom identifiers 27. Reset procedurefilter list 186 may indicate contextually relevant reset procedures forthe vehicle 9 with vehicle identifying information 26 and symptomscorresponding to the one or more symptom identifiers 27. Component testfilter list 188 may indicate contextually relevant component tests forthe vehicle 9 with vehicle identifying information 26 and symptomscorresponding to the one or more symptom identifiers 27.

After receiving one or more diagnostic filter lists from server 2,display device 4 may use the one or more diagnostic filter lists todetermine and display contextually relevant subsets of data orinformation to a technician. In particular, display device 4 may displaya symptom-based subset of PIDs, a symptom-based subset of functionaltests, a symptom-based subset of reset procedures, and/or asymptom-based subset of component tests.

Next, FIG. 5 shows example details of the vehicle 9 and exampleplacement of the display device 4 within the vehicle 9. In particular,FIG. 5 shows the vehicle 9 includes an airbag system ECU 30, a tractioncontrol system ECU 31, a powertrain system ECU 32, an anti-lock brakesystem (ABS) ECU 33, and a DLC 34, each of which is connected to avehicle communication link 36. Other examples of the ECU within thevehicle 9 are also possible. The DLC 34 can, for example, be locatedwithin a passenger compartment of the vehicle 9, within an enginecompartment of the vehicle 9, or within a storage compartment within thevehicle 9. The display device 4 can include and/or connect to the DLC 34via a DLC-to-display-device communication link 35. The display device 4is typically removed after the vehicle 9 has been serviced at the repairshop 8. In that way, the display device 4 can be used to diagnose othervehicles after those vehicles arrive at the repair shop 8.

The DLC 34 can comprise a connector such as an OBD I connector, an OBDII connector, or some other connector. An OBD II connector can includeslots for retaining up to sixteen connector terminals, but can include adifferent number of slots or no slots at all. As an example, a DLCconnector can include an OBD II connector that meets the SAE J1962specification such as a connector 16M, part number 12110252, availablefrom Delphi Automotive LLP of Troy, Michigan. The DLC 34 can includeconductor terminals that connect to a conductor in a vehicle. Forinstance, the DLC 34 can include connector terminals that connect toconductors that respectively connect to positive and negative terminalsof a vehicle battery. The DLC 34 can include one or more conductorterminals that connect to a conductor of the vehicle communication linksuch that the DLC 34 is communicatively connected to the ECU within thevehicle 9.

Next, FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the server 2. As shown in FIG. 6 ,the server 2 comprises a processor 50, a communication interface 51, anda memory 52. Two or more of those components can be communicativelycoupled or linked together via a system bus, network, or otherconnection mechanism 53.

A processor such as the processor 50 or any other processor discussed inthis description can comprise one or more processors. A processor caninclude a general purpose processor (e.g., an INTEL® single coremicroprocessor or an INTEL® multicore microprocessor), or a specialpurpose processor (e.g., a digital signal processor, a graphicsprocessor, or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC)processor). A processor can be configured to execute computer-readableprogram instructions (CRPI). For example, the processor 50 can executeCRPI 60 stored in the memory 52. A processor can be configured toexecute hard-coded functionality in addition to or as an alternative tosoftware-coded functionality (e.g., via CRPI). The at least oneprocessor of the processor 50 can be programmed to perform any functionor combination of functions described herein as being performed by theserver 2.

A memory such as the memory 52 or any other memory discussed in thisdescription can include one or more memories. A memory can comprise anon-transitory memory, a transitory memory, or both a non-transitorymemory and a transitory memory. A non-transitory memory, or a portionthereof, can be located within or as part of a processor (e.g., within asingle integrated circuit chip). A non-transitory memory, or a portionthereof, can be separate and distinct from a processor.

A non-transitory memory can include a volatile or non-volatile storagecomponent, such as an optical, magnetic, organic or other memory or discstorage component. Additionally or alternatively, a non-transitorymemory can include or be configured as a random-access memory (RAM), aread-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), anerasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasableprogrammable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a compact disk read-onlymemory (CD-ROM). The RAM can include static RAM or dynamic RAM.

A transitory memory can include, for example, CRPI provided over acommunication link, such as a communication link which is connected toor is part of the communication network 3. The communication link caninclude a digital or analog communication link. The communication linkcan include a wired communication link including one or more wires orconductors, or a wireless communication link including an air interface.

A “memory” can be referred to by other terms such as a“computer-readable memory,” a “computer-readable medium,” a“computer-readable storage medium,” a “data storage device,” a “memorydevice,” “computer-readable media,” a “computer-readable database,” “atleast one computer-readable medium,” or “one or more computer-readablemedium.” Any of those alternative terms can be preceded by the prefix“transitory” if the memory is transitory or “non-transitory” if thememory is non-transitory.

The memory 52 stores computer-readable data, such as the CRPI 60, anindex 61, mapping data 62, RO data 63, diagnostic session data (DSD) 64,a diagnostic list 65, a threshold 66, component hierarchy 67, andbaseline ranges 68. The RO data 63 can comprise data from one or moreRO. The data from each RO can be stored within the RO data 63 as aseparate record pertaining to a vehicle of the set of vehicles beingworked on at a repair shop. The RO data 63 can comprise RO dataaggregated from multiple ROs. The threshold 66 can comprise anythreshold value and/or threshold percentage discussed in thisdescription.

The DSD 64 can comprise data the server 2 can use to determine anoperating state of the display device 4. The data the server 2 uses todetermine an operating state of the display device 4 can include vehicleidentifying information 26, data indicating an elapsed time since theserver 2 last received a communication from the display device 4, dataindicating the most recent type of diagnostic list requested by and/ortransmitted to the display device 4, and/or data indicating a repair hasbeen made to the particular vehicle.

The DSD 64 can comprise data indicative of the determined operatingstate of the display device 4. Examples of the operating state include(i) the display device 4 is connected to the server 2, (ii) the displaydevice is not connected to the server 2 (i.e., disconnected from theserver 2), (iii) the display device 4 is connected to a particularvehicle (e.g., the vehicle 9), (iv) the display device 4 is no longerconnected to the particular vehicle (i.e., disconnected from theparticular vehicle), (v) the display device 4 is in a request and/ordisplay diagnostic list mode for the particular vehicle, (vi) thedisplay device 4 has exited the request and/or display diagnostic listmode for the particular vehicle, and (vii) the display device hasreturned to the request and/or display diagnostic list mode for theparticular vehicle.

The DSD 64 can also comprise data indicating a diagnostic session at thedisplay device 4 is active or inactive. The server 2 can determine a newdiagnostic session is active upon receiving vehicle identifyinginformation for a particular vehicle while the DSD 64 does not includedata indicating a diagnostic session is active for the particularvehicle. The server 2 can determine an active diagnostic session for aparticular vehicle has transitioned to inactive upon receiving vehicleidentifying information for a different particular vehicle. The server 2can determine an active diagnostic session for a particular vehicle hastransitioned to an inactive session upon determining a threshold amountof time has elapsed since a particular activity of the active diagnosticsession. As an example, the particular activity can comprise receiving arequest from the display device 4, receiving a communication indicatingthe display device 4 is connected to the communication network 3 and/ortransmitting a response with a diagnostic list to the display device 4.Other examples of the particular activity are also possible.

The baseline ranges 68 can comprise baseline ranges for PIDs. Thebaseline range for each PID can comprise a baseline maximum data valueand a baseline minimum data value. The baseline ranges 68 can comprisebaseline ranges for PIDs from each set of vehicles identifiable by someparticular vehicle identifying information. In this way, the server 2can provide the display device 4 with applicable baseline ranges withrespect to a particular vehicle connected to the display device 4.

In one respect, the baseline ranges 68 can comprise baseline rangesdefined by a vehicle manufacturer. For a particular PID associated witha DTC, the vehicle manufacturer may define the baseline maximum datavalue as the greatest data value for the particular PID an ECU wouldoutput while the associated DTC is set to inactive, and the vehiclemanufacturer may define the baseline minimum data value as the lowestdata value for the particular PID the ECU would output while theassociated DTC is set to inactive.

In another respect, the baseline ranges 68 can comprise baseline rangesdetermined by the server 2 from PID data values received withincommunications that include PID data values, such as the communication21. The server 2 can store the received PID data values within thebaseline ranges 68 and determine the maximum and minimum data values foreach PID for each set of vehicles identifiable by particular vehicleidentifying information. The server 2 can maintain a PID count thatindicates how many PID data values have been received and/or stored fora particular PID. The server 2 can compare the PID count to a firstthreshold PID count value stored in the threshold 66. If the server 2determines that the PID count is less than the first threshold PID countvalue, the server 2 can produce a first baseline range for theparticular PID. As an example, the server 2 can determine the firstbaseline range for the PID to be a mean maximum PID data value plus Xstandard deviations of the mean maximum PID data value and a meanminimum PID data value minus X standard deviations of the mean minimumPID data value. The mean maximum PID data value is the mean of maximumPID data values for the particular PID across vehicles identifiable bythe particular vehicle identifying information with all DTC from the ECUthat provides the particular PID set to inactive. The mean minimum PIDdata value is the mean of minimum PID data values for the particular PIDacross vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifyinginformation with all DTC from the ECU that provides the particular PIDset to inactive.

As the server 2 continues to receive PID data values for the particularPID, the server 2 can determine the quantity of received PID data valuesfor the particular PID exceeds the first threshold PID count value, butis less than a second threshold PID count value. In this situation, theserver 2 can produce a second baseline range for the particular PID. Asan example, the server 2 can determine the second baseline range for thePID to be a mean maximum PID data value plus X−1 standard deviations ofthe mean maximum PID data value and a mean minimum PID data value minusX−1 standard deviations of the mean minimum PID data value. The firstbaseline range can be referred to a loose baseline range with respect tothe second baseline range. The second baseline range can be referred toas a tighter baseline range with respect to the first baseline range.

The server 2 can determine loose and tight baseline ranges in othermanners. For example, before the server 2 has received a number of PIDdata values for the particular PID that exceeds the first threshold PIDcount value, the server 2 can add a first percentage of the mean maximumPID data value for the particular PID to that mean maximum PID datavalue or a first percentage of the maximum PID data value for theparticular PID to that maximum PID data value. Furthermore, before theserver 2 has received a number of PID data values for the particular PIDthat exceeds the first threshold PID count value, the server 2 cansubtract a first percentage of the mean minimum PID data value for theparticular PID from that mean minimum PID data value or a firstpercentage of the minimum PID data value for the particular PID fromthat minimum PID data value.

As the server 2 continues to receive PID data values for the particularPID, the server 2 can determine the quantity of received PID data valuesfor the particular PID exceeds the first threshold PID count value, butis less than a second threshold PID count value. In this situation, theserver 2 can add a second percentage of a mean maximum PID data valuefor the particular PID to that mean maximum PID data value or a secondpercentage of a maximum PID data value for the particular PID to thatmaximum PID data value, and the server 2 can subtract a secondpercentage of a mean minimum PID data value for the particular PID fromthat mean minimum PID data value or a second percentage of a minimum PIDdata value for the particular PID from that minimum PID data value. Thesecond percentage can be smaller than the first percentage so that thebaseline range determined using the second percentage is typically atighter baseline range as compared to the baseline range determinedusing the first percentage.

The server 2 can provide the display device 4 with a baseline range forthe particular PID without any tolerance values so that the displaydevice 4 does not need to calculate a baseline range to be displayed ona display interface of the display device 4. Alternatively, the server 2can provide the display device 4 with a baseline range for theparticular PID with at least one tolerance value. The at least onetolerance value could, for example, be the first percentage or secondpercentage discussed above, or a value of the X standard deviations orthe X−1 standard deviations. Other examples of the at least onetolerance value are also possible.

The CRPI 60 can comprise a plurality of program instructions. The CRPI60 and any other CRPI described in this description can include datastructures, objects, programs, routines, or other program modules thatcan be accessed by a processor and executed by the processor to performa particular function or group of functions and are examples of programcodes for implementing steps for methods described in this description.

In general, the CRPI 60 can include program instructions to cause theserver 2 to perform any function described herein as being performed bythe server 2 or to cause any component of the server 2 to perform anyfunction herein as being performed by that component of the server 2. Asan example, the CRPI 60 can include program instructions to perform theset of functions 200 shown in FIG. 17 , the set of functions 210 shownin FIG. 18 and FIG. 19 , the set of functions 220 shown in FIG. 20 ,and/or the set of functions 230 shown in FIG. 21 . As another example,the CRPI 60 can include program instructions to receive the request forfilter list 24, to transmit the response to the request 25, to receivethe vehicle identifying information 26, to receive the symptomidentifiers 27, to transmit the PID filter list 182, to transmit thefunctional test filter list 184, to transmit the reset procedure filterlist 186, and the component test filter list 188.

As another example, the CRPI 60 can include program instructions toperform session management with respect to the display device 4. Theprocessor 50 can use the DSD 64 to determine the operating state of thedisplay device 4. Upon and/or in response to determining the displaydevice 4 is in the request and/or display diagnostic list mode for theparticular vehicle, the processor 50 can determine the requesteddiagnostic list and provide the display device 4 with a responseincluding the requested diagnostic list.

Upon and/or in response to determining the display device 4 has exitedthe request and/or display diagnostic list mode for the particularvehicle and that a repair has been made to the particular vehicle, theprocessor 50 can provide a session-change response to the display device4 to direct the display device 4 to display a previously-displayeddiagnostic list or a different diagnostic list. The session-changeresponse can include the previously-displayed diagnostic list or thedifferent diagnostic list. As an example, the previously-displayeddiagnostic list can comprise a PID filter list, and the differentdiagnostic list can comprise a component test filter list such thatdisplay device 4 displays a list of component tests that can beperformed to verify the repair corrected the symptom exhibited by theparticular vehicle. As another example, the previously-displayeddiagnostic list can comprise a PID filter list, and the differentdiagnostic list can comprise a functional test filter list such thatdisplay device 4 displays a list of functional tests that can beperformed to verify the repair corrected the symptom exhibited by theparticular vehicle. As yet another example, the previously-displayeddiagnostic list can comprise a PID filter list, and the differentdiagnostic list can comprise a reset procedure filter list such thatdisplay device 4 displays a list of reset procedures that can beperformed with respect to a vehicle component repaired on the particularvehicle. The previously-displayed diagnostic list can comprise any ofthe diagnostic lists discussed in this description.

Upon and/or in response to determining the display device 4 has returnedto the request and/or display diagnostic list mode for the particularvehicle, the processor 50 can provide a session-change response to thedisplay device 4 to direct the display device 4 to display apreviously-displayed diagnostic list or a different diagnostic list.

A communication interface such as the communication interface 51 or anyother communication interface discussed in this description can includeone or more communication interfaces. Each communication interface caninclude one or more transmitters configured to transmit data onto anetwork, such as the communication network 3. The data transmitted bythe communication interface 51 can comprise any data described herein asbeing transmitted, output, and/or provided by the server 2. Moreover,each communication interface can include one or more receiversconfigured to receive data carried over a network, such as thecommunication network 3. The data received by the communicationinterface 51 can comprise any data described herein as being received bythe server, such as repair order data and any request described herein.

A transmitter can transmit radio signals carrying data and a receivercan receive radio signals carrying data. A communication interface withthat transmitter and receiver can include one or more antennas and canbe referred to as a “radio communication interface,” an “RFcommunication interface,” or a “wireless communication interface.” Theradio signals transmitted or received by a radio communication interfacecan be arranged in accordance with one or more wireless communicationstandards or protocols such as an IEEE 802.15.1 standard for WPANs, aBluetooth version 4.1 standard developed by the Bluetooth SpecialInterest Group (SIG) of Kirkland, Washington, or an IEEE 802.11 standardfor wireless LANs (which is sometimes referred to as a WI-FI® standard),or a cellular wireless communication standard such as a long termevolution (LTE) standard, a code division multiple access (CDMA)standard, an integrated digital enhanced network (IDEN) standard, aglobal system for mobile communications (GSM) standard, a general packetradio service (GPRS) standard, a universal mobile telecommunicationssystem (UMTS) standard, an enhanced data rates for GSM evolution (EDGE)standard, or a multichannel multipoint distribution service (MMDS)standard.

Additionally or alternatively, a transmitter can transmit a signal(i.e., one or more signals or one or more electrical waves) carrying orrepresenting data onto a wire (e.g., one or more wires) and a receivercan receive via a wire a signal carrying or representing data over thewire. The wire can be part of a network, such as the communicationnetwork 3. The signal carried over a wire can be arranged in accordancewith a wired communication standard such as a Transmission ControlProtocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), an IEEE 802.3 Ethernetcommunication standard for a LAN, a data over cable service interfacespecification (DOCSIS standard), such as DOCSIS 3.1, a USB specification(as previously described), or some other wired communication standard.

The data transmitted by a communication interface can include adestination identifier or address of a network device to which the datais to be transmitted. The data transmitted by a communication interfacecan include a source identifier or address of the system componentincluding the communication interface. The source identifier or addresscan be used to send a response to the network device that includes thecommunication interface that sent the data.

A communication interface that is configured to carry out communicationsover the communication network 3, such as the communication interface51, can include a modem, a network interface card, and/or a chipmountable on a circuit board. As an example the chip can comprise aCC3100 Wi-Fi® network processor available from Texas Instruments,Dallas, Texas, a CC256MODx Bluetooth® Host Controller Interface (HCI)module available from Texas instruments, and/or a different chip forcommunicating via Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® or another communication protocol.

Next, FIG. 7 shows examples of the mapping data 62. As shown, themapping data 62 can comprise symptom-to-PID mapping data (MD) 71,component-to-PID MD 72, symptom-to-component test MD 73,component-to-component-test MD 74, symptom-to-functional-test MD 75,component-to-functional-test MD 76, symptom-to-reset-procedure MD 77,and component-to-reset-procedure MD 78. More particular examples of theforegoing mapping data are discussed below.

Next, FIG. 8 shows examples of different indices that can be storedwithin the index 61. As shown, the index 61 can comprise a PID index 81,a component test index (CTI) 82, a functional test index (FTI) 83, and areset procedure index (RPI) 84. Two or more of those indices can becombined and stored as a single index. More particular examples of theforegoing indices are discussed below.

Next, FIG. 9 shows examples of the mapping data 62. In particular, FIG.9 shows examples of the symptom-to-PID MD 71 for four symptoms: symptom1 is mapped to one PID, symptom 2 is mapped to one PID, symptom 3 ismapped to one PID, and symptom 4 is mapped to two PIDs. FIG. 9 alsoshows examples of the symptom-to-component-test MD 73 for four symptoms:symptom 1 is mapped to two component tests, symptom 2 is mapped to twocomponent tests, symptom 3 is mapped to zero component tests, andsymptom 4 is mapped to two component tests. FIG. 9 also shows examplesof the symptom-to-functional-test MD 75 for four symptoms: symptom 1 ismapped to four functional tests, symptom 2 is mapped to four functionaltests, symptom 3 is mapped to four functional tests, and symptom 4 ismapped to four functional tests. FIG. 9 also shows examples of thesymptom-to-reset-procedure MD 77 for five symptoms: symptom 1 is mappedto one reset procedure, symptom 2 is mapped to one reset procedure,symptom 3 is mapped to zero reset procedures, symptom 4 is mapped to onereset procedure, and symptom 5 is mapped to two reset procedures. InFIG. 9 , the example symptoms are shown in parenthesis and the PIDs,component tests, functional tests, and reset procedures are listed afterthe colons.

Next, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing example symptom-to-component mappingdata 89 that can be stored in the mapping data 62. The symptoms 85 inFIG. 10 are shown as DTCs, but as shown in FIG. 9 , a mapped symptom cancomprise a symptom other than a DTC. FIG. 10 shows a symptom count 86within parenthesis for each symptom. The server 2 can determine thesymptom counts 86 based on the RO data 63.

The DTCs shown in FIG. 10 can be referred to a “P-codes” from apowertrain controller ECU. As shown in FIG. 10 , one symptom (such asthe symptom P0171 and P0172) can be mapped to multiple components. Themapping between the symptom and component(s) is represented in FIG. 10by the mapping lines 87.

Next, FIG. 11 shows additional examples of the mapping data 62. Inparticular, FIG. 11 shows examples of the component-to-PID MD 72 forfour components: component 1 is mapped to three PIDs, component 2 ismapped to three PIDs, component 3 is mapped to two PIDs, and component 4is mapped to one PID. FIG. 11 also shows examples of thecomponent-to-component test MD 74 for five components: component 1 ismapped to two component tests, component 2 is mapped to three componenttests, component 3 is mapped to three component tests, component 4 ismapped to two component tests, and component 5 is mapped to onecomponent test. FIG. 11 also shows examples of thecomponent-to-functional-test MD 76 for six components: component 1 ismapped to two functional tests, component 2 is mapped to zero functionaltests, component 3 is mapped to two functional tests, component 4 ismapped to zero functional tests, component 5 is mapped to zero tests,and component 6 is mapped to one functional test. FIG. 11 also showsexamples of the component-to-reset-procedure MD 78 for eight components:components 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 are each mapped to zero resetprocedures, component 7 is mapped to two reset procedures, and component8 is mapped to two reset procedures. In FIG. 11 , the example symptomsare shown in parenthesis and the PIDs, component tests, functionaltests, and reset procedures are listed after the colons.

Next, FIG. 12 shows an example PID index 90. The PID index 90 comprisesan ordered list of PIDs. FIG. 12 shows three example representations ofPIDs within the PID index 90. As shown in FIG. 12 , the PID index 90 canrepresent the PIDs using PID numbers 91, index values 92, and PID names93 (i.e., at least one word describing a PID). A different PID index(for use with the example embodiments) may represent PIDs using only oneof those three example representations, a combination of any two ofthose three example representations, or with a different example PIDrepresentation. The index values 92 can, for example, comprise decimal,hexadecimal, or numbers of some other base to represent the PIDs withinthe PID index 90. The PID index 81 (shown in FIG. 8 ) can comprisemultiple PID indices, such as a separate PID index for each of multipledifferent set of particular identifying information (e.g., a separatePID index for each Y/M/M or Y/M/M/E). Those separate PID index can bearranged like the PID index 90 or in another manner. The PID index 90can comprise or be associated with particular vehicle identifyinginformation.

Next, FIG. 13 shows an example component test index (CTI) 95. The CTI 95comprises an ordered list of component tests. FIG. 13 shows threeexample representations of component tests within the CTI 95. As shownin FIG. 13 , the CTI 95 can represent component tests using componenttest numbers 96, index values 97, and component test names 98 (i.e., atleast one word describing a component test). A different CTI (for usewith the example embodiments) may represent component tests using onlyone of those three example representations, a combination of any two ofthose three example representations, or with a different examplecomponent test representation. The index values 97 can, for example,comprise decimal, hexadecimal, or numbers of some other base torepresent the component tests within the CTI 95. The CTI 82 (shown inFIG. 8 ) can comprise multiple component test indices, such as aseparate CTI for each of multiple different set of particularidentifying information (e.g., a separate CTI for each Y/M/M orY/M/M/E). Those separate CTI can be arranged like the CTI 95 or inanother manner. The CTI 95 can comprise or be associated with particularvehicle identifying information.

Next, FIG. 14 shows an example functional test index (FTI) 101. The FTI101 comprises an ordered list of functional tests. FIG. 14 shows threeexample representations of functional tests within the FTI 101. As shownin FIG. 14 , the FTI 101 can represent functional test using functionaltest numbers 103, index values 105, and functional test names 107 (i.e.,at least one word describing a functional test). A different FTI (foruse with the example embodiments) may represent functional tests usingonly one of those three example representations, a combination of anytwo of those three example representations, or with a different examplefunctional test representation. The index values 105 can, for example,comprise decimal, hexadecimal, or numbers of some other base torepresent the functional tests within the FTI 101. The FTI 83 (shown inFIG. 8 ) can comprise multiple functional test indices, such as aseparate FTI for each of multiple different set of particularidentifying information (e.g., a separate FTI for each Y/M/M orY/M/M/E). Those separate FTI can be arranged like the FTI 101 or inanother manner. The FTI 101 can comprise or be associated withparticular vehicle identifying information.

Next, FIG. 15 shows an example reset procedure index (RPI) 111. The RPI111 comprises an ordered list of reset procedures. FIG. 15 shows threeexample representations of reset procedures within the RPI 111. As shownin FIG. 15 , the RPI 111 can represent reset procedures using resetprocedures numbers 113, index values 115, and reset procedures names 117(i.e., at least one word describing a reset procedure). A different RPI(for use with the example embodiments) may represent reset proceduresusing only one of those three example representations, a combination ofany two of those three example representations, or with a differentexample reset procedure representation. The index values 115 can, forexample, comprise decimal, hexadecimal, or numbers of some other base torepresent the reset procedures within the RPI 111. The RPI 84 (shown inFIG. 8 ) can comprise multiple reset procedure indices, such as aseparate RPI for each of multiple different set of particularidentifying information (e.g., a separate RPI for each Y/M/M orY/M/M/E). Those separate RPI can be arranged like the RPI 111 or inanother manner. The RPI 111 can comprise or be associated withparticular vehicle identifying information. The index values 115 can bedifferent than the index values of other indices (such as the PID index90, the CTI 95, and the FTI 101) so that a single index using the indexnumbers of multiple indices can be formed without any overlap of theindex numbers.

Next, FIG. 16 shows an example repair order 100. The RO 100 can begenerated by the RO device 10. In one respect, the RO 100 can beinitially generated as a paper version of the RO and the paper versionof the RO can be converted to a computer-readable version of the RO. Inanother respect, the RO 100 can be initially generated as thecomputer-readable RO. The RO device 10 can transmit the RO 100transmitted over the communication network 3 to the server 2 by way ofthe communication 20. The server 2 can receive the RO 100 from thecommunication network 3 and then store the RO 100 and/or data containedon the RO 100 as part of the RO data 63.

The RO 100 includes a service provider identifier 102, a date of serviceidentifier 104, a customer indicator 106 that indicates a customerseeking service of a given vehicle, vehicle information 108 thatindicates the given vehicle, vehicle service requests 110, 112, and 114indicating the complaint(s) or service(s) requested by the customer,parts information 116 indicating parts obtained for servicing the givenvehicle, service procedure information 118, 120, and 122 carried out onthe given vehicle, and a vehicle-usage indicator 130 (e.g., vehiclemileage data that indicates a number of miles the given vehicle has beendriven). The vehicle-usage indicator 130 on the RO 100 can indicate adriven distance using kilometers or some other units as an alternativeor in addition to vehicle mileage data. In addition to or as analternative to indicating a distance, the vehicle-usage indicator 130can include a time-used indicator such as an hours indicator indicating,for example, how long a vehicle or an engine has been used.

Service provider identifier 102 can include information that indicates aname and geographic location of the service provider (e.g., the repairshop 8). Vehicle information 108 can include a vehicle identificationnumber (VIN) 132 associated with the given vehicle and a description ofthe given vehicle. The vehicle information 108 is an example ofparticular vehicle identifying information for a set of vehicles thatincludes the given vehicle. Service procedure information 118, 120, and122 can include information within distinct RO sections 124, 126, and128, respectively, of the RO 100. The service procedure informationwithin any one distinct RO section 124, 126, and 128 can be unrelated tothe service procedure information with any other distinct section.Alternatively, two or more distinct sections including service procedureinformation can pertain to related service operations performed on thegiven vehicle.

The RO 100 includes labor operation codes (LOCs). The LOCs can conformto those defined by a vehicle manufacturer, a service provider thatgenerates an RO, a service information provider, such as Mitchell RepairInformation, LLC, Poway, California, or some other entity. Forsimplicity of FIG. 16 , the LOCs are shown within parenthesis, such as(C45) and (C117, C245). Distinct LOC within parenthesis are separate bya comma. Each labor operation code (LOC) can refer to a particularoperation performed to the given vehicle. The processor 50 can use a LOCto determine what type of service or repair operation was performed tothe given vehicle. Using the LOC in that manner is helpful if otherinformation regarding that operation is incomplete or described usingnon-standard phrases or terms. The processor 50 can use LOC to determinecontext for the service procedure information on or within the RO 100.

Next, FIG. 17 shows a flowchart depicting a set of functions 200 (ormore simply “the set 200”) that can be carried out in accordance withthe example embodiments described in this description. The set 200includes the functions shown in blocks labeled with whole numbers 201through 203 inclusive. The following description of the set 200 includesreferences to elements shown in other figures described in thisdescription, but the functions of the set 200 are not limited to beingcarried out only by the referenced elements. A variety of methods can beperformed using all of the functions shown in the set 200 or any propersubset of the functions shown in the set 200. Any of those methods canbe performed with other functions such as one or more of the otherfunctions described in this description.

Block 201 includes determining, at the server 2, a diagnostic filterlist for providing to the display device 4 in response to a request. Thediagnostic filter list can comprise a PID filter list, a component testfilter list, a functional test filter list, and/or a reset procedurefilter list. Table 1 represents those diagnostic filter lists asdiagnostic filter lists 1, 2, 3, and 4. The diagnostic filter list cancomprise two or more diagnostic filter lists as represented bydiagnostic filter lists 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 inTable 1.

TABLE 1 Diagnostic Filter List 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PIDFilter List X X X X X X X X Component test Filter List X X X X X X X XFunctional test Filter List X X X X X X X X Reset procedure Filter ListX X X X X X X X

Next, block 202 includes receiving, at the server 2, the request sentover the communication network 3 from the display device 4, wherein therequest comprises particular vehicle identifying information and atleast one symptom identifier. The request can be configured and/orcommunicated like the request for filter list 24 shown in FIG. 3 . Theparticular vehicle identifying information can be configured and/orcommunicated like the vehicle identifying information 26 shown in FIG. 4. The at least one symptom identifier can be configured and/orcommunicated like the system identifiers 27 shown in FIG. 4 .

Next, block 203 includes transmitting, by the server 2 over thecommunication network 3 to the display device 4, a response to therequest, the request comprising the diagnostic filter list. The responseto the request can be configured and/or communicated like the responseto the request 25 shown in FIG. 3 . A response comprising a PID filterlist can comprise the PID filter list 182 shown in FIG. 4 . A responsecomprising a component test filter list can comprise the component testfilter list 188 shown in FIG. 4 . A response comprising a functionaltest filter list can comprise the functional test filter list 184 shownin FIG. 4 . A response comprising a reset procedure filter list cancomprise the reset procedure filter list 186 shown in FIG. 4 .

Next, FIG. 18 and FIG. 19 show a flowchart depicting a set of functions210 (or more simply “the set 210”) that can be carried out in accordancewith the example embodiments described in this description. The set 210includes the functions shown in blocks labeled with whole numbers 211through 215 inclusive. The following description of the set 210 includesreferences to elements shown in other figures described in thisdescription, but the functions of the set 210 are not limited to beingcarried out only by the referenced elements. A variety of methods can beperformed using all of the functions shown in the set 210 or any propersubset of the functions shown in the set 210. Any of those methods canbe performed with other functions such as one or more of the otherfunctions described in this description.

Block 211 includes receiving, at the server 2, RO data, wherein the ROdata comprises data from one or more ROs that indicate particularvehicle identifying information, at least one symptom identifier, and aparticular vehicle component. The received RO data can be stored as theRO data 63. FIG. 16 shows example RO data that can be included withinthe received RO data. Accordingly, the server 2 can receive RO data thatindicates components actually replaced on a vehicle to repair a symptomidentified on an RO. The received RO data can comprise and/or beincluded within a computer-readable file, such as an extensible markuplanguage (XML) file. The RO data received at the server 2 can compriseRO data transmitted by the RO device 10 and/or the display device 4.

The particular vehicle identifying information referred to throughoutthis description can comprise a vehicle manufacturer identifier, and (i)at least one vehicle model year identifier and at least one vehiclemodel identifier, or (ii) at least one vehicle model year identifier, atleast one vehicle model identifier, and at least one engine identifier.The server 2 can determine the vehicle identifying information containedin the vehicle information 108 of an RO. For the RO 100, the vehicleidentifying information can comprise the Y/M/M (1997/Ford/CrownVictoria) identified on the RO 100, the Y/M/M/E (1997/Ford/CrownVictoria/4.6 L) identified on the RO 100, and/or at least a portion ofthe VIN 132. The server 2 can use taxonomies to determine which portionsof the RO data contain the vehicle identifying information.

The server 2 can determine the at least one symptom identifier fromvarious portions of an RO. For instance, the server 2 can determine theat least one symptom identifier from a vehicle service request (e.g.,vehicle service requests 110, 112, or 114 shown on the RO 100 in FIG. 16), service procedure information (e.g., service procedure information118, 120, or 122 shown on the RO 100 in FIG. 16 ), or from some otherportion of an RO. As an example, the at least one symptom identifiercomprises at least one DTC that each vehicle of the set of vehicles canset active (e.g., DTC P0171 and P0174 from service procedure information118 or DTC 117 from the service procedure information 122). For anembodiment in which the at least one symptom identifier comprises atleast one DTC, the symptom-based subset of PIDs from the set ofavailable PIDs for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-based subset ofPIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles.

The particular vehicle component can comprise a vehicle componentidentified in the parts information 116 of an RO. For the RO 100, theparticular vehicle component can comprise a mass air flow (MAF) sensor,an oil filter, and an engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor. Theserver 2 can use taxonomies to determine which vehicle component listedin the parts information 116 pertains to which symptom identifier and/orservice procedure on the RO 100.

Next, block 212 includes determining, at the server 2, symptom-to-PIDmapping data 71 based on the received RO data and component-to-PIDmapping data 72, wherein the component-to-PID mapping data 72 maps oneor more PIDs from a set of available PIDs for a set of vehiclesidentifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to theparticular vehicle component, and wherein the symptom-to-PID mappingdata 71 maps the one or more PIDs from the set of available PIDs for theset of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifyinginformation to the at least one symptom identifier.

Next, block 213 includes determining at the server 2 based on the set ofavailable PIDs for the set of vehicles and the symptom-to-PID mappingdata 71, a PID filter list (e.g., a PID filter list from the diagnosticlist 65), wherein the PID filter list is associated with the particularvehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier,and wherein the PID filter list indicates a symptom-based subset of PIDsfrom the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles. Determining thePID list can include the server 2 retrieving a PID list stored in amemory before the server 2 received the request. Alternatively,determining the PID list can include generating the PID list after theserver 2 receives the request (e.g., without retrieving a PID liststored in a memory before the server 2 received the request).

The PID filter list can comprise a list of one or more PIDs. The one ormore PIDs can be represented in any of a variety of formats, such as aPID name consisting of one or more words, an index value into an orderedlist of PIDs 350 (shown in FIG. 33 ), and/or alphanumeric PIDs (such asthe alphanumeric PIDs 91 shown in FIG. 12 and in the PID list 350 shownin FIG. 33). The ordered list of PIDs 350 is for vehicles identifiableby the particular vehicle identifying information.

Next, block 214 (shown in FIG. 19 ) includes receiving, at the server 2,a request sent over a communication network 3 from the display device 4,wherein the request comprises the particular vehicle identifyinginformation and the at least one symptom identifier.

Next, block 215 includes transmitting, by the server 2 over thecommunication network 3 to the display device 4, a response to therequest (e.g., the response to the request 25), the response comprisingthe PID filter list. The display device 4 can subsequently display thePID filter list. The response to the request can comprise acomputer-readable file including the PID filter list. Thecomputer-readable file can comprise an extensible markup language (XML)file or another type of computer-readable file.

Additional methods including the functions of the set 210 can beperformed to determine diagnostic lists shown in in Table 1.

A first additional method including the functions of the set 210includes: (i) determining, at the server 2, symptom-to-component-testmapping data based on the received RO data andcomponent-to-component-test mapping data, wherein thesymptom-to-component-test mapping data maps one or more component testsfrom a set of available component tests for the set of vehiclesidentifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the atleast one symptom identifier, (ii) determining, at the server 2 based onthe set of available component tests for the set of vehicles and thesymptom-to-component-test mapping data, a component test filter list,wherein the component test filter list is associated with the particularvehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier,and wherein the component test filter list indicates a symptom-basedsubset of component tests from the set of available component tests forthe set of vehicles, and (iii) retrieving, by the server 2 based on theparticular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptomidentifier received in the request, the component test filter list. Forthe first additional method including the set 210, the response to therequest comprises the component test filter list. For the firstadditional method including the set 210, the PID filter list cancomprise index values 92 into an ordered list of PIDs 90 for vehiclesidentifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information, and/orthe component test filter list comprises index values 97 into an orderedlist of component tests 95 for vehicles identifiable by the particularvehicle identifying information

For the first additional method including the set 210, the at least onesymptom identifier can comprise at least one DTC that each vehicle ofthe set of vehicles can set active. The symptom-based subset of PIDsfrom the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles comprises aDTC-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set ofvehicles. The symptom-based subset of component tests from the set ofavailable component tests for the set of vehicles comprises a DTC-basedsubset of component tests from the set of available component tests forthe set of vehicles. For the first additional function including the set210, the component test filter list can comprise a component testperformable by an oscilloscope of the display device 4 or a multimeterof the display device 4.

The first additional method including the functions of the set 210 canfurther include: (i) determining, at the server 2,symptom-to-functional-test mapping data based on the received RO dataand component-to-functional-test mapping data, wherein thesymptom-to-functional-test mapping data maps one or more functionaltests from a set of available functional tests for the set of vehiclesidentifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the atleast one symptom identifier, (ii) determining, at the server 2 based onthe set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles and thesymptom-to-functional-test mapping data, a functional test filter list,wherein the functional test filter list is associated with theparticular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptomidentifier, and wherein the functional test filter list indicates asymptom-based subset of functional tests from the set of availablefunctional tests for the set of vehicles, and (iii) retrieving, by theserver 2 based on the particular vehicle identifying information and thesymptom received in the request, the functional test filter list. Forthe first additional method including the set 210, the response to therequest can further comprises the functional test filter list. Thefunctional test filter list can indicate a functional test thatcomprises transmission of a vehicle data message from the display device4 to the vehicle 9. The PID filter list can comprise index values intoan ordered list of PIDs, component tests, and functional tests forvehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information.

For the first additional method including the set 210, the at least onesymptom identifier can comprise at least one DTC that each vehicle ofthe set of vehicles can set active, the symptom-based subset of PIDsfrom the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles can comprise aDTC-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set ofvehicles, the symptom-based subset of component tests from the set ofavailable component tests for the set of vehicles can comprise aDTC-based subset of component tests from the set of available componenttests for the set of vehicles, and the symptom-based subset offunctional tests from the set of available functional tests for the setof vehicles can comprise a DTC-based subset of functional tests from theset of available functional tests for the set of vehicles.

A second additional method including the functions of the set 210includes: (i) determining, at the server 2, symptom-to-functional-testmapping data based on the received RO data andcomponent-to-functional-test mapping data, wherein thesymptom-to-functional-test mapping data maps one or more functionaltests from a set of available functional tests for the set of vehiclesidentifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information to the atleast one symptom identifier, (ii) determining, at the server 2 based onthe set of available functional tests for the set of vehicles and thesymptom-to-functional-test mapping data, a functional test filter list,wherein the functional test filter list is associated with theparticular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptomidentifier, and wherein the functional test filter list indicates asymptom-based subset of functional tests from the set of availablefunctional tests for the set of vehicles, and (iii) retrieving, by theserver 2 based on the particular vehicle identifying information and thesymptom received in the request, the functional test filter list. Forthe second additional function including the set 210, the response tothe request comprises the functional test filter list.

For the second additional method including the set 210, the at least onesymptom identifier can comprise at least one diagnostic trouble code(DTC) that each vehicle of the set of vehicles can set active, thesymptom-based subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the setof vehicles can comprise a DTC-based subset of PIDs from the set ofavailable PIDs for the set of vehicles, and the symptom-based subset offunctional tests from the set of available functional tests for the setof vehicles can comprise a DTC-based subset of functional tests from theset of available functional tests for the set of vehicles. For thesecond additional method including the set 210, the functional testfilter list can indicate a functional test that comprises transmissionof a vehicle data message from the display device to the vehicle. Forthe second additional method including the set 210, the PID filter listcan comprise index values into an ordered list of PIDs and functionaltests for vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifyinginformation.

A third additional method including the functions of the set 210includes: (i) determining, at the server 2, symptom-to-reset-proceduremapping data based on the received RO data andcomponent-to-reset-procedure mapping data, wherein thesymptom-to-reset-procedure mapping data maps one or more resetprocedures from a set of available reset procedures for the set ofvehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifying informationto the at least one symptom identifier, (ii) determining, at the server2 based on the set of available reset procedures for the set of vehiclesand the symptom-to-reset-procedure mapping data, a reset procedurefilter list, wherein the reset procedure filter list is associated withthe particular vehicle identifying information and the at least onesymptom identifier, and wherein the reset procedure filter listindicates a symptom-based subset of reset procedures from the set ofavailable reset procedures for the set of vehicles, and (iii)retrieving, by the server 2 based on the particular vehicle identifyinginformation and the symptom received in the request, the reset procedurefilter list. For the third additional method including the set 210, theresponse to the request comprises the reset procedure filter list. Forthe third additional method including the set 210, the reset procedurefilter list can comprise index values into an ordered list of resetprocedures for vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicleidentifying information.

For the third additional method including the set 210, the at least onesymptom identifier can comprise at least one diagnostic trouble code(DTC) that each vehicle of the set of vehicles can set active, thesymptom-based subset of reset procedures from the set of available resetprocedures for the set of vehicles can comprise a DTC-based subset ofreset procedures from the set of available reset procedures for the setof vehicles, and the symptom-based subset of reset procedures from theset of available reset procedures for the set of vehicles can comprise aDTC-based subset of reset procedures from the set of available resetprocedures for the set of vehicles.

The third additional method including the set 210 can include: (i)establishing, at the server 2, a diagnostic session for the displaydevice 4 with respect to the first response and the second response,(ii) determining, at the server 4, a vehicle repair has occurred withrespect to the diagnostic session, and (iii) transmitting, by the server2 over the communication network 3 to the display device 4, the secondresponse in response to determining the vehicle repair has occurred withrespect to the diagnostic session. In this regard, the responsecomprises a first response and a second response, the first responsecomprises the PID filter list and the second response comprises thereset procedure filter list, and transmitting the response comprisingthe PID filter list comprises transmitting the first response.Determining the vehicle repair has occurred can comprise determining athreshold amount of time has elapsed since the first response wastransmitted to the display device 4.

A fourth additional method including the functions of the set 210includes: determining the PID filter list can comprise modifying anexisting PID filter list. The existing PID filter list can comprise adifferent subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs for the set ofvehicles. The existing PID filter list is associated with the particularvehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier.Modifying the existing PID filter list can include adding at least onePID from the set of available PIDs for the set of vehicles to theexisting PID filter list and/or removing at least one PID from theexisting PID filter list.

A fifth additional method including the functions of the set 210includes: determining, at the processor 50 based on the set of RO data,the subset of RO data by determining the set of RO data indicates theparticular vehicle component is a most-replaced component and the atleast one symptom identifier is a most-reported symptom for vehicles ofthe set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifyinginformation. For such a method, the RO data comprises a subset of a setof RO data, and receiving the RO data comprises receiving the set of ROdata. Also, the set of RO data comprises data from multiple ROs thatindicate (i) the particular vehicle identifying information or differentvehicle identifying information, (ii) the at least one symptomidentifier or a different symptom, and (iii) the particular vehiclecomponent or a different vehicle component.

A sixth additional method including the functions of the set 210includes: (i) determining, at the server 2, a vehicle component relatedto the particular vehicle component, (ii) determining, at the server 2,at least one PID to add to the PID filter list based on component-to-PIDmapping data that maps one or more PIDs from the set of available PIDsfor the set of vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicleidentifying information to the vehicle component related to theparticular vehicle component, and (iii) adding, by the server, the atleast one PID to the PID filter list. The server 2 can determine thevehicle component related to the particular vehicle component bysearching data within the memory 52 that identifies vehicle componentsof the vehicles of the set of vehicles in a hierarchical format based onsystems and/or subsystems of the vehicles of the set of vehicles. Thesearched data can comprise the component hierarchy 67.

Next, FIG. 35 shows a particular example of the component hierarchy 67.The component hierarchy 67 can comprise a separate component hierarchyfor each set of vehicles identifiable by particular vehicle identifyinginformation. In an alternative arrange, a separate component hierarchycan pertain to multiple sets of vehicles identifiable by differentparticular vehicle identifying information. In FIG. 35 , the componenthierarchy 67 pertains to a vehicle with a gasoline-powered engine havingan electrical system, an exhaust system, a fuel system, and an intakesystem. FIG. 35 shows that a vehicle system can be subdivided intosubsystems, as the electrical system is shown to include an ignitionsubsystem and charging subsystem.

Each indented line including a rectangular bullet point “□” lists avehicle component that is part of an identified system or subsystemwithin a vehicle. Each vehicle component in the component hierarchy 67can be associated with a PID, a component test, a functional test,and/or a reset procedure. Examples of the PID, component test,functional test, and/or reset procedure associated with the vehiclecomponent are shown in FIG. 11 . For instance, FIG. 35 shows an EGRvalve is part of an exhaust system, and FIG. 11 shows the EGR valve isassociated with PID13, PID 14, PID24, CT1, CT4, FT13, and FT14. Thecomponent hierarchy 67 can include data (e.g., metadata) that indicateswhich PID, component test, functional test, and/or reset procedureassociated with the vehicle component. The system and subsystemidentifiers in the component hierarchy can also be associated with aPID, a component test, a functional test, and/or a reset procedure. Thatassociation to the system and subsystem can apply to all vehiclecomponents within the system and subsystem, respectively.

As an example, if the particular vehicle component for the set 210comprises an oxygen sensor, the processor 50 can determine another PID,component test, functional test, and/or reset procedure to include in adiagnostic list by reference to the component hierarchy 67. The otherPID, component test, functional test, and/or reset procedure can berelated to a vehicle component within the same system or subsystem asthe particular vehicle component or a vehicle component within adifferent system or subsystem. The vehicle components within each systemand subsystem within the component hierarchy can be ordered so that theprocessor 50 can determine which vehicle component within the othersystem or subsystem are to be considered to determine whether thevehicle component is associated with a PID, component test, functionaltest, and/or reset procedure.

Next, FIG. 20 shows a flowchart depicting a set of functions 220 (ormore simply “the set 220”) that can be carried out in accordance withthe example embodiments described in this description. The set 220includes the functions shown in blocks labeled with whole numbers 221through 227 inclusive. The following description of the set 220 includesreferences to elements shown in other figures described in thisdescription, but the functions of the set 220 are not limited to beingcarried out only by the referenced elements. A variety of methods can beperformed using all of the functions shown in the set 220 or any propersubset of the functions shown in the set 220. Any of those methods canbe performed with other functions such as one or more of the otherfunctions described in this description.

Block 221 includes receiving, at the server 2, a first set of PID valuesand a second set of PID values, wherein the first set of PID values arefor a particular PID from a first set of vehicles with all DTCs for aparticular ECU within each vehicle of first the set of vehicles set toinactive, wherein the second set of PID values are for the particularPID from a second set of vehicles with one or more particular DTCs forthe particular ECU within each vehicle of the second set of vehicles setto active, and wherein the first set of vehicles and the second set ofvehicles are identifiable by particular vehicle identifying information.

The first set of PID values can include and/or be associated with datathat that indicates the first set of vehicles, the status of DTC withinthe first set of vehicles for the particular ECU, and the PID. FIG. 22shows an example first set of PID values 255 for a particular PID 253(e.g., PID 6 representing fuel pressure), from a first set of vehicles251 with all DTCs 257 for a particular ECU (e.g., a powertrain controlsystem ECU) set to inactive. The second set of PID values can includeand/or be associated with data that that indicates the second set ofvehicles, the status of DTC within the second set of vehicles for theparticular ECU, and the PID. FIG. 17 shows an example second set of PIDvalues 261 for the particular PID 253 (e.g., PID 6 representing fuelpressure), from a second set of vehicles 259 with one or more particularDTCs (e.g., DTC 5 and DTC 9) for the particular ECU (e.g., a powertraincontrol system ECU) set to active. The units associated with the PIDvalues 255 and 261 can be pounds per square inch (PSI).

Returning to FIG. 20 , block 222 includes determining, by the serverfrom among the first set of PID values, a range of PID values for theparticular PID. Assuming the PID values for the vehicle(s) betweenvehicle 3 and vehicle X in the set of vehicles 251 are within the rangeof PID values within the PID values 255 for vehicles 1, 2, 3, and X,then the range of PID values for the set of PID values 255 is 35 to 41.The range of PID values can be stored within the baseline ranges 68.

Next, block 223 includes determining, by the server from among thesecond set of PID values, one or more PID values for the particular PIDis outside of the range of PID values for the particular PID by athreshold value. As an example, the threshold value with respect to theexample PID 6 for fuel pressure can be seven, such as plus seven fromthe greatest value in the determined range and/or minus seven from thesmallest value in the determined range. In accordance with that example,the PID values 27, 26, 25, and 23 for vehicle 1 are PID values outsideof the range of PID values for PID 6 by the threshold value, PID values26, 26, 24, 22, and 24 for vehicle 2 are PID values outside of the rangeof PID values for PID 6 by the threshold value, PID values 25, 24, 26,and 26 for vehicle 3 are PID values outside of the range of PID valuesfor PID 6 by the threshold value, and PID values 27, 24, 24, 25, and 26for vehicle X are PID values outside of the range of PID values for PID6 by the threshold value.

Determining the one or more PID values for the particular PID is outsideof the range of PID values can comprise (i) determining the second setof PID values comprises a first quantity of PIDs, (ii) determining theone or more PID values for the particular PID comprises a secondquantify of PIDs, and (iii) determining the second quantity of PIDsexceeds a threshold percentage of the first quantity of PIDs.

Determining the range of PID values for the particular PID can comprisedetermining a range of values for the particular PID at some number ofstandard deviations (e.g., one, two, three, or four standard deviations)of a mean value of PID values for the particular PID within the firstset of PID values. The server 2 can determine the mean value of the PIDvalues.

The range of PID values for the particular PID can comprise a firstrange of PID values. The server 2 can determine that each PID value ofthe first range of PID values was generated in a vehicle of the firstset of vehicles while the vehicle is operating in a first operatingstate. The response can further comprise data indicating the first rangeof PID values is associated with the first operating state. That datacan be used for placing a vehicle connected to the display device 4 inthe first operating state and/or for guiding a user in placing thevehicle connected to the display device 4 in the first operating state.The range of PID values can be stored within the baseline ranges 68.

Next, block 224 includes adding, by the server, the particular PID to aPID filter list in response to determining the one or more PID valuesfor the particular PID is outside of the range of PID values for theparticular PID by the threshold value. The PID filter list can be storedas and/or within the diagnostic list 65. The PID filter list can beassociated with and/or include the particular vehicle identifyinginformation and the particular DTC to enable the server 2 to retrievethe PID filter list in response to a request.

The PID filter list can include one or more default PIDs before theparticular PID is added to the PID filter list and after the particularPID is added to the PID filter list. As an example, PIDs 1, 3, 5, 8-12,14, 15, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25 and 30 from the PID list 350 can be defaultPIDs and PID 6 can be the particular PID added to the PID filter list.The PID filter list can comprise index values 351 into an ordered listof PIDs (e.g., the PID list 350) for vehicles identifiable by theparticular vehicle identifying information. Adding the particular PID tothe PID filter list can be conditioned on the server 2 determining theone or more PID values for the particular PID comprise at least athreshold number of PID values.

Next, block 225 includes receiving, at the server 2, a request sent overthe communication network 3 from the display device 4, wherein therequest comprises the particular vehicle identifying information and theparticular DTC. FIG. 3 shows an example request 26 being sent from thedisplay device 4 to the server 2. The communication interface 51 canreceive the request sent over the communication network 3 and providethe request to the processor 50 and/or to the memory 52.

Next, block 226 includes retrieving, by the server 2 based on theparticular vehicle identifying information and the particular DTCreceived in the request, the PID filter list. The server 2 can retrievethe PID filter list from the diagnostic list 65.

Next, block 227 includes transmitting, by the server 2 over thecommunication network 3 to the display device 4, a response to therequest, the response comprising the PID filter list. FIG. 3 shows anexample request 26 being sent from the server 2 to the display device 4.The response can comprise data indicating the range of PID values forthe particular PID (e.g., the lowest and greatest values of the range ofPID values). The communication interface 51 can receive the responsefrom the processor 50 and/or from the memory 52 and thereafter transmitthe response onto the communication network 3.

In addition to determining the first range of PID values, the method 220can include determining, by the server 2 from among the first set of PIDvalues, a second range of PID values for the particular PID. The servercan determine each PID value of the second range of PID values wasgenerated in a vehicle of the first set of vehicles while the vehicle isoperating in a second operating state different than the first operatingstate. The response can further comprise the second range of PID valuesand data indicating the second range of PID values is associated withthe second operating state. That data can be used for placing a vehicleconnected to the display device 4 in the second operating state and/orfor guiding a user in placing the vehicle connected to the displaydevice 4 in the second operating state.

The operating states associated with a range of PID values can bedefined by one or more vehicle operating parameters. Each vehicleoperating parameter can comprise a single parameter value or a range ofparameter values. The single parameter value can comprise a mean valueof multiple parameter values. As an example, the first operating statecan comprise a first engine revolutions per minute (RPM) value, a firstengine load value, and/or a first engine temperature value. Inaccordance with that example, the second operating state can comprise asecond engine RPM value if the first operating state comprises the firstRPM value, a second engine load value if the first operating statecomprises the first engine load value, and a second engine temperaturevalue if the first operating state comprises the first enginetemperature value. The vehicle operating parameters can be determinedfrom PID values. For example, the first and second engine load valuescan be determined from PID values that indicate a calculated engineload.

Next, FIG. 21 shows a flowchart depicting a set of functions 230 (ormore simply “the set 230”) that can be carried out in accordance withthe example embodiments described in this description. The set 230includes the functions shown in blocks labeled with whole numbers 231through 236 inclusive. The following description of the set 230 includesreferences to elements shown in other figures described in thisdescription, but the functions of the set 230 are not limited to beingcarried out only by the referenced elements. A variety of methods can beperformed using all of the functions shown in the set 230 or any propersubset of the functions shown in the set 230. Any of those methods canbe performed with other functions such as one or more of the otherfunctions described in this description.

Block 231 includes receiving, at the server 2, a first request sent overa communication network from a first display device connected to a firstvehicle, wherein the first request comprises particular vehicleidentifying information and at least one symptom identifier, wherein theparticular vehicle identifying information identifies a particular setof vehicles, wherein the particular set of vehicles comprises the firstvehicle, and wherein the at least one symptom identifier comprises asymptom that each vehicle of the particular set of vehicles can exhibit.The first request can be configured and/or communicated like the requestfor filter list 24 shown in FIG. 3 .

The at least one symptom identifier can comprise at least one diagnostictrouble code that each vehicle of the particular set of vehicles can setto active. The particular vehicle identifying information can comprise avehicle manufacturer identifier, and (i) at least one vehicle model yearidentifier and at least one vehicle model identifier, or (ii) at leastone vehicle model year identifier, at least one vehicle modelidentifier, and at least one engine identifier.

Next, block 232 transmitting, by the server over the communicationnetwork to the first display device, a response to the first request,the response to the first request comprising a PID filter list. Theresponse to the first request can be configured and/or communicated likethe response to the request 25 shown in FIG. 3 . The PID filter list cancomprise index values into the ordered list of PIDs 350 for vehiclesidentifiable by the particular vehicle identifying information. As anexample, the PID filter list can comprise the index values shown in theindex values 351 except for the index value 6 for PID6. The PID filterlist can be stored in the diagnostic list 65.

Next, block 233 determining, by the server, the first display devicerequested from the first vehicle for display by the first display devicean additional PID not included within the PID filter list. Determiningthe first display device requested from the first vehicle for display bythe first display device an additional PID not included within the PIDfilter list can comprise determining the additional PID was requestedwithin a threshold amount of time after the server receives the firstrequest or after the server transmits the response.

Next, block 234 generating, by the server, a modified PID filter list byadding the additional PID to the PID filter list. The modified PIDfilter list can comprise index values into an ordered list of PIDs 350for vehicles identifiable by the particular vehicle identifyinginformation. The modified PID filter list can be stored in thediagnostic list 65. In accordance with the example in which theadditional PID is PID6 for fuel pressure, the modified PID filter listcan comprise the index values 351.

Next, block 235 receiving, at the server after generating the modifiedPID filter list, a next request sent over the communication network froma second display device, wherein the next request comprises theparticular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptomidentifier. The next request can be configured and/or communicated likethe request for filter list 24 shown in FIG. 3 .

Next, block 236 transmitting, by the server over the communicationnetwork to the second display device, a response to the next request,the response to the next request comprising the modified PID filterlist. In one respect, the second display device is the first displaydevice. In a second respect, the second display device is not the firstdisplay device. In other words, the first display device and the seconddisplay device are individual display devices. The response to the nextrequest can be configured and/or communicated like the response to therequest 25 shown in FIG. 3 .

As an example, a first additional function that can be performed withthe set 230 includes: (i) receiving, at the server 2, PID data providedto the first display device from the first vehicle, and (ii)determining, by the server 2, the PID data provided to the first displaydevice from the first vehicle and subsequently received by the serverincludes PID data for the additional PID to be displayed by the firstdisplay device.

As another example, a second additional function that can be performedwith the set 230 includes receiving, at the server 2, data indicatingthe first display device received an input requesting display of theadditional PID, wherein the server 2 determines the first display devicerequested from the first vehicle for display by the first display devicethe additional PID not included within the PID filter list based atleast in part on the data indicating the first display device receivedan input requesting display of the additional PID.

As yet another example, a third additional function that can beperformed with the set 230 includes: (i) retrieving, by the server 2based on the particular vehicle identifying information and the at leastone symptom identifier received in the first request, the PID filterlist from a computer-readable memory 52, and/or (ii) retrieving, by theserver 2 based on the particular vehicle identifying information and theat least one symptom identifier received in the next request, themodified PID filter list from a computer-readable memory 52.

In accordance with the example embodiment including the set 230, thefirst display device can be one of multiple display devices registeredwith the server 2. Accordingly, generating the modified PID filter listcan be conditioned on the server 2 determining the first display devicerequesting from the first vehicle for display by the first displaydevice the additional PID not included within the PID filter list is ann^(th) time any of the multiple display devices has requested fordisplay on the any of the multiple display devices the additional PIDnot included within the PID filter list after the server 2 hastransmitted the PID filter list to the any of the multiple displaydevices. For this example embodiment, “n” of the n^(th) time comprises apredetermined threshold number greater than one.

In further examples, a functional test filter list, a component testfilter list, or a reset procedure filter list may be modified accordingto information received by the server 2 that indicates which specifictests or reset procedures were performed on vehicles having theparticular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptomidentifier. The server 2 may receive messages from display devicesindicating when tests or reset procedures are performed. The server 2may then determine to adjust one of the diagnostic filter lists based onthe received messages. For instance, if the server 2 determines that aparticular functional test not in the functional test filter list hasbeen performed above a threshold frequency on vehicles having theparticular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptomidentifier, the server 2 may add the particular functional test to thefunctional test filter list. Additionally, if the server 2 determinesthat an existing functional test in the functional test filter list hasbeen performed less than a threshold frequency on vehicles having theparticular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptomidentifier, the server 2 may remove the existing functional test fromthe functional test filter list.

In additional examples, the server 2 may monitor the frequency ofperformance of functional tests, component tests, and/or resetprocedures in order to determine a ranking. The server 2 may thenprovide an indication of the ranking as part of the functional testfilter list, component test filter list, and/or reset procedure list.For example, the component test filter list for vehicles having theparticular vehicle identifying information and the at least one symptomidentifier may include five component tests. The server 2 may receivemessages from multiple display devices indicating when one of the fivecomponent tests has been performed on a vehicle having the particularvehicle identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier.The server 2 may determine a ranking of the five component tests basedon the frequency of performance of each of the five component testsindicated by the received messages. The server 2 may then indicate theranking when providing the component test filter list so that displaydevices may display the five component tests in order based on frequencyof performance.

In further examples, the server 2 may provide a ranking of functionaltests, component tests, and/or reset procedures based on the probabilityof component failure of different associated components. For example, afunctional test filter list may include two functional tests related toa first vehicle component and two functional tests related to a secondvehicle component. The server 2 may determine a respective probabilitythat each of the first vehicle component and the second vehiclecomponent has failed for vehicles having the particular vehicleidentifying information and the at least one symptom identifier. If theserver 2 determines that the first vehicle component has a higherprobability of failure, then the two functional tests related to thefirst vehicle component may be ranked higher than the two functionaltests related to the second vehicle component. The server 2 may providethe ranking and an indication of an associated vehicle component foreach functional test when providing the functional test filter list to adisplay device.

In further examples, the server 2 may provide a ranking of functionaltests and/or component tests based on an amount of time determined to berequired to perform the tests. The time required to perform a particulartest can be determined from data indicating when the particular test waspreviously selected and when performance of the particular test wascompleted. As an example, a functional test filter list may include afirst functional test and a second functional test related to a firstvehicle component. The server 2 can determine that the time required toperform the first functional test is greater than the time required toperform the second test. The server 2 can then rank the second testfirst and the first test second within the functional test filter list.

Next, FIG. 23 is a block diagram of the display device 4. In someexamples, display device 4 may be a vehicle diagnostic tool or scanner.In other examples, display device 4 may be a tablet device, a cellularphone, a laptop or desktop computer, a head-mountable device (HMD), or adifferent type of fixed or mobile computing device. As shown in FIG. 23, the display device 4 comprises a processor 250, a communicationinterface 251, a memory 252, and a display interface 300. Two or more ofthose components can be communicatively coupled or linked together via asystem bus, network, or other connection mechanism 253.

The processor 250 can comprise one or more processors. The processor 250can include a general purpose processor (e.g., an INTEL® single coremicroprocessor or an INTEL® multicore microprocessor), or a specialpurpose processor (e.g., a digital signal processor, a graphicsprocessor, or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC)processor). The processor 250 can be configured to executecomputer-readable program instructions (CRPI). For example, theprocessor 250 can execute CRPI 260 stored in the memory 252. Theprocessor 250 can be configured to execute hard-coded functionality inaddition to or as an alternative to software-coded functionality (e.g.,via CRPI). The processor 250 can be programmed to perform any functionor combination of functions described herein as being performed by thedisplay device 4.

The memory 252 can include one or more memories. The memory 252 cancomprise a non-transitory memory, a transitory memory, or both anon-transitory memory and a transitory memory. A non-transitory memory,or a portion thereof, can be located within or as part of a processor(e.g., within a single integrated circuit chip). A non-transitorymemory, or a portion thereof, can be separate and distinct from aprocessor.

The memory 252 stores computer-readable data, such as the CRPI 260, anindex 261, and a default diagnostic list 262.

The CRPI 260 can comprise a plurality of program instructions. The CRPI260 can include data structures, objects, programs, routines, or otherprogram modules that can be accessed by a processor and executed by theprocessor to perform a particular function or group of functions and areexamples of program codes for implementing steps for methods describedin this description.

In general, the CRPI 260 can include program instructions to cause thedisplay device 4 to perform any function described herein as beingperformed by the display device 4 or to cause any item of the displaydevice 4 to perform any function herein as being performed by that itemof the display device 4. As an example, the CRPI 260 can include programinstructions to perform the set of functions 360 shown in FIG. 34 .

The index 261 may be the same as the index 61 described in reference toFIG. 6 and FIG. 8 . In particular, the index 261 may include a listingof PIDs, component tests, functional tests, and/or reset procedures. Insome examples, the index 261 may also include additional associatedinformation. For example, as part of a PID index, PID descriptors mayalso be stored for display by the display device 4. As a furtherexample, information indicating how to communicate a request for eachPID value to the vehicle 9 may also be stored as part of a PID index.

The default diagnostic list 262 may be the same as the diagnostic list65 described in reference to FIG. 6 . In particular, the defaultdiagnostic list 262 may be a cached version of the diagnostic list 65,in which case the default diagnostic list 262 may indicate particularPIDs, functional tests, component tests, and/or reset procedures todisplay for a given symptom or set of symptoms. In other examples, thedefault diagnostic list 262 may indicate which PIDs, functional tests,component tests, and/or reset procedures to display for any symptom whena symptom-based filter list is unavailable from server 2.

The communication interface 251 can include one or more communicationinterfaces. Each communication interface can include one or moretransmitters configured to transmit data onto a network, such as thecommunication network 3. The data transmitted by the communicationinterface 251 can comprise any data described herein as beingtransmitted, output, and/or provided by the display device 4. Moreover,each communication interface can include one or more receiversconfigured to receive data carried over a network, such as thecommunication network 3. The data received by the communicationinterface 251 can comprise any data described herein as being receivedby the display device 4, such as vehicle identifying information or aDTC.

Next, FIG. 24 shows an example display interface. In particular, displayinterface 300 may be part of display device 4. In other examples,display interface 300 may be communicatively coupled to display device4. In some examples, input data may be entered via display interface 300with one or more input devices, such as a mouse, keyboard, ormicrophone. In another example, display interface 300 may be atouch-based interface.

Display interface 300 may display identifying information 304 about avehicle to be serviced. The identifying information 304 may include ayear, make, model, and engine as displayed in FIG. 24 . In additionalexamples, the identifying information 304 may include different types ofvehicle information as well or instead. The identifying information 304may be received by display device 4 directly from vehicle 9. In otherexamples, the identifying information 304 may be received in anothermanner, such as through user input via display interface 300.

Display interface 300 may additionally include an indication of at leastone symptom identifier 302. The at least one symptom identifier 302 mayinclude a single DTC, such as engine code P0171. In other examples, theat least one symptom identifier 302 may include two or more DTCs. Infurther examples, the at least one symptom identifier 302 may include adifferent type of symptom identifier as well or instead. For instance,the at least one symptom identifier 302 may be entered via displayinterface 300 or a different user interface. In another example, the atleast one symptom identifier 302 may be captured from a repair order.

Display interface 300 may further include an indicator of networkconnectivity 306 of display device 4. For instance, the indicator ofnetwork connectivity 306 may indicate that the display device 4 has anactive wireless or wired network connection. In some examples, whetheror not the display device 4 has network connectivity may be used todetermine a state of the display interface 300. Different informationmay be displayed on display interface 300 depending on the current stateof display interface 300.

Display interface 300 may additionally include one or more informationcards 310, 330, and 340. Each of the information cards 310, 330, and 340may be selectable via display interface 300. In some examples, selectionof an information card may cause the card to switch to a dynamic mode inwhich live data is displayed. In further examples, a display interfacemay include different or additional information cards than thosedisplayed in FIG. 24 .

Display interface 300 includes PID card 310, which may be used to show acode-specific customized PID list. In particular, card 310 may display asubset of PIDs that are selected from a set of available PID's based onthe at least one symptom identifier 302. As shown in FIG. 24 , PID card310 may be selected in order to view a customized list of PIDs with livePID data. Additionally, individual PIDs may be highlighted within PIDcard 310 when the individual PIDs are out of normal operating range.

Display interface 300 additionally includes functional test card 330,which may be used to show a code-specific list of functional tests. Inparticular, functional test card 330 may display a subset of functionaltests that are selected from a set of available functional tests basedon the at least one symptom identifier 302. As shown in FIG. 24 ,functional test card 330 may provide functional tests which allowvehicle components from vehicle 9 to be commanded directly from displaydevice 4. In some examples, functional test card 330 may additionallydisplay one or more code-specific reset procedures, which may beperformed after one or more repair operations are completed. Inadditional examples, a separate reset procedure card may be providedwithin a display interface in order to display code-specific resetprocedures.

Display interface 300 additionally includes component test card 340,which may be used to show a code-specific list of component tests. Inparticular, component test card 340 may display a subset of componenttests that are selected from a set of available component tests based onthe at least one symptom identifier 302. As shown in FIG. 24 , componenttest card 340 may provide component tests which allow for the testing ofcode-related components with preset meters and connector views. Morespecifically, selection of a component test within display interface 300may cause display device 4 to provide instructions to an oscilloscope ora multimeter which is connected to vehicle 9 in order to perform theselected component test on a component of vehicle 9.

Next, FIG. 25 shows an example display interface which displayssymptom-based subsets after application of diagnostic filter lists. Inparticular, PID card 310 displays a symptom-based subset of PIDs,functional test card 330 displays a symptom-based subset of functionaltests and reset procedures, and component test card 340 displays asymptom-based subset of component tests.

PID card 310 displays a code-specific customized PID list which includessix different PIDs. The six PIDs have six corresponding descriptors:Engine Speed, Short Term FT Bank 2, MAP Sensor (kPa), HO2S Bank 1 Sensor1, Short Term FT Bank 1, and ECT Sensor. This symptom-based subset ofPIDs may be determined by display device 4 based on a PID filter listprovided from server 2 for the at least one symptom identifier 302. Inone example, PID descriptors may be displayed when PID card 310 is in astatic mode, but live PID data may not be displayed. When PID card 310is selected via display interface 300, PID card 310 may be switched to adynamic mode in which live PID data is displayed. In some examples, livePID data may be requested by display device 4 and received from vehicle9 in response to selection of PID card 310 via display interface 300.

Functional test card 330 displays a code-specific functional test listwhich includes three different functional tests and reset procedures.The three functional tests and reset procedures have three correspondingdescriptors: Engine Speed Control, Fuel Trim Enable, and Fuel TrimReset. This symptom-based subset of functional tests and resetprocedures may be determined by display device 4 based on a functionaltest filter list from server 2 for the at least one symptom identifier302. In one example, when a particular functional test is selected fromfunctional test card 330, a functional test may be initiated by acommunication from display device 4 to vehicle 9.

Component test card 340 displays a code-specific component test listwhich includes three different component tests. The three componenttests relate to three different vehicle components: Fuel Pump, OxygenSensor, and Mass Airflow Sensor. This symptom-based subset of componenttests may be determined by display device 4 based on a component testfilter list from server 2 for the at least one symptom identifier 302.In one example, when a particular component test is selected fromcomponent test card 340, a component test may be initiated by acommunication from display device 4 to a multimeter or an oscilloscopethat is connected to vehicle 9.

Next, FIG. 26 shows a display interface that displays live PID data. Inparticular, after selection of PID card 310 via display interface 300,PID card 310 may be switched to a dynamic mode in which live PID valuesare displayed. PID values may be received by display device 4 fromvehicle 9 for each PID within the symptom-based subset of PIDs. Forinstance, the Engine Speed PID 311 has a corresponding value 312 of 515.This value 312 may be updated dynamically on display interface 300 whenthere is a change in the value 312 for the Engine Speed PID 311 receivedfrom vehicle 9. Similarly, the MAP Sensor PID may have a correspondingdisplayed value of 45, the Short Term FT Bank 1 PID may have acorresponding displayed value of −1, the Short Term FT Bank 2 PID mayhave a corresponding displayed value of 1, the HO2S Bank 1 Sensor 1 PIDmay have a corresponding value of 0.1, and the ECT Sensor PID may have acorresponding value of 199.

A baseline range may additionally be displayed within display interface300 for each PID in the symptom-based subset of PIDs. For instance,baseline range 313 may be displayed the Engine Speed PID 311. Thebaseline range 313 may indicate a typical operating range between 500and 720 for the Engine Speed PID 311. Baseline ranges are similarlydisplayed for each additional PID with the symptom-based subset of PIDs.In particular, the MAP Sensor PID has a baseline range between 20 and64, the Short Term FT Bank 1 PID has a baseline range between −1 and 1,the Short Term FT Bank 2 PID has a baseline range between −1 and 1, theHO2S Bank 1 Sensor 1 PID has a baseline range between 0.1 and 1, and theECT Sensor PID has a baseline range between 190 and 221.

In some examples, the displayed baseline ranges may be received bydisplay device 4 from server 2. In other examples, baseline ranges forone or more displayed PIDs in the symptom-based subset of PIDs may beunavailable from server 2. For such PIDs, prompts may be provided viadisplay interface 300 to allow a technician to input a minimum andmaximum value for the PID. In further examples, default baseline rangesmay be stored on display device 4 for certain PIDs. In such examples,when a baseline range for a given PID is unavailable from server 2, adefault baseline range stored on display device 4 for the given PID mayinstead be displayed. A technician may only be queried for minimum andmaximum values if a baseline range is unavailable from server 2 anddisplay device 4 also lacks a default baseline range for the given PID.

Display interface 300 may additionally provide a listing of otheravailable PIDs not in the symptom-based subset of PIDs for selection bya technician. For instance, the other available PIDs may be viewablewithin a drop-down menu. Upon selection of a particular PID from theother available PIDs, the particular PID may be added to PID card 310 sothat a technician may view live values for the particular PID.Additionally, display device 4 may send a message to server 2 indicatingthat the particular PID was selected for a vehicle having identifyinginformation 304 and the at least one symptom identifier 302. The server2 may process such messages in order to determine associations betweenparticular PIDs and vehicle symptoms.

In further examples, display interface 300 may additionally provide anoption to remove one or more PIDs from PID card 310. For instance, whena particular PID from the other available PIDs is added to PID card 310by a technician, the technician may be required to select an existingPID from PID card 310 for removal. Display device 4 may send a messageto server 2 indicating that the existing PID was selected for removalfor a vehicle having identifying information 304 and the at least onesymptom identifier 302. The server 2 may process such messages in orderto disassociate particular PIDs and vehicle symptoms.

Next FIG. 27 shows a display interface in which PIDs with correspondingvalues outside of baseline ranges have been highlighted. In particular,the MAP Sensor PID 314 may have a value 315 of 65, which is outside ofthe baseline range 316 between 20 and 64. Accordingly, the MAP SensorPID 314 may be highlighted in display interface 300 by changing itscolor (e.g., to red), providing a separate out-of-range indicator, orotherwise distinguishing it. Additionally, the ECT Sensor PID 317 mayhave a value 318 of 183, which is outside of the baseline range 319between 190 and 221. Accordingly, the ECT Sensor PID 317 may also behighlighted in display interface 300.

The display interface 300 may therefore first provide a DTC-based orsymptom-based subset of PIDs to provide a technician with PIDs ofinterest to focus on for a particular DTC or symptom. If machine learnedbaseline ranges are available for those PIDs of interest, the displayinterface 300 may also display the baseline ranges and highlightout-of-range PIDs to further facilitate a technician's ability todiagnose a vehicle being serviced.

In some examples, baseline ranges received by display device 4 fromserver 2 may not be displayed on display interface 300, but may still beused to highlight out-of-range PIDs. The derived baseline rangesprovided by server 2 may therefore be concealed by display device 4. Bycontrast, user-entered baseline ranges may always be displayed withindisplay interface 300.

Next, FIG. 28 shows a display interface in which a plot of PID values isdisplayed. In particular, the value 315 of the MAP Sensor PID 314 may begraphed over time as plot 320. Additionally, the baseline range 316 maybe shown on the plot as two horizontal lines corresponding to theminimum and maximum values of the baseline range 316. As soon as thevalue 315 crosses outside of the baseline range 316 (e.g., by rising toa value of 65, which is outside of the range between 20 and 64), the MAPSensor PID 314 may be highlighted. Additionally, a cursor 321 may beprovided to allow a technician to quickly scroll back through pastvalues of the PID.

In an additional example embodiment, a history of PID data may berecorded as soon as a PID value crosses outside of its baseline range(e.g., the previous 10 seconds). The history of PID data may be recordedonly for the particular PID that is out-of-range, or it may be recordedfor all displayed PIDs. The recording may be used to allow a technicianto replay PID values to help diagnose why a particular PID went out ofits baseline range at a particular point in time.

Next, FIG. 29 shows a display interface in which displayed baselineranges are varied based on vehicle operating state. In particular,vehicle operating state 322 may be indicative of the current RPM of theengine of vehicle 9. In one example, a plurality of different possiblestates may be displayed within display interface 300. In particular, aplurality of different ranges of RPM may be displayed. A range thatcorresponds to the current operating state of vehicle 9 may be selectedor highlighted. In this case, range 323 corresponding to an RPM valuebetween 0 and 500 may be highlighted. The baseline ranges for PIDsdisplayed within the PID card 310 may then be selected based on thecurrent vehicle operating state. In particular, baseline range 319 forthe ECT Sensor PID 317 may be adjusted to correspond to the currentvehicle operating state. For instance, a narrower baseline range may beused when the vehicle operating state represents a lower RPM value.

Multiple baseline ranges for a particular PID may be provided by server2 to display device 4. Each baseline range may correspond to a differentoperating state of vehicle 9. In this manner, more precise baselineranges may be displayed to a technician in situations where the typicalvalue range for a PID is different depending on vehicle operating state.When the vehicle operating state changes, the baseline ranges displayedon display interface 300 may responsively be changed to correspond tothe new vehicle operating state.

In some examples, display device 4 may detect the current vehicleoperating state. For instance, display device 4 may determine thecurrent vehicle operating state based on data received from vehicle 9 orfrom another device in communication with vehicle 9. Display device 4may then automatically determine the vehicle operating state and providean indication of the current vehicle operating state to a technician.

In other examples, an input mechanism may be provided for a technicianto select the current vehicle operating state. For instance, a dropdownmenu may be provided with several different possible vehicle operatingstates for which server-provided baseline ranges are available. When atechnician selects the current vehicle operating state via the inputmechanism, the corresponding baseline ranges for displayed PID's mayautomatically displayed. In other examples, the corresponding baselineranges may not be displayed, but may still be used to identify when aPID value goes out of range as previously described.

In further examples, baseline ranges may only be available for aparticular vehicle operating state. For instance, a particular vehicleoperating state may have been used to generate the baseline ranges(e.g., only PID data collected when the vehicle was in the particularvehicle operating state may have been used by server 2 to generate thebaseline ranges). In such a scenario, an indication of the particularvehicle operating state may be displayed on display interface 300 tohelp a technician put the vehicle into an operating state for which thedisplayed baseline ranges are accurate.

In additional examples, one or more cues may be provided to assist atechnician in putting a vehicle into an operating state for whichbaseline ranges are available. The cues may be visual cues, audio cues,tactile cues, or a different type of feedback. For instance, audio cuesmay instruct a technician to raise the RPM of a vehicle until an RPM isreached for which baseline ranges for the displayed PIDs are available.

In another example, the vehicle operating state may correspond to ageographical location of the vehicle. For instance, different baselineranges may be generated by server 2 for vehicles located in a first areathan for vehicles located in a second area. External factors such asweather conditions may cause the typical operating baseline ranges to bedifferent for the same type of vehicle when the vehicle is located in adifferent geographical location.

In a further example, the vehicle operating state may correspond todifferent ranges of engine temperature for the engine of the vehicle. Insome examples, a vehicle operating state may include a combination oftwo or more different states, such as a combination of RPM and enginetemperature. Other vehicle operating states may also be used as well orinstead.

In an additional example, server 2 may provide multiple different PIDfilter lists that correspond to different vehicle operating states for agiven at least one symptom identifier. In that case, display device 4may determine which PID filter list to apply and which symptom-basedsubset of PIDs to display based on a current operating state of thevehicle 9. Similarly, server 2 may also provide multiple differentfunctional test filter lists or component test filter lists thatcorrespond to different vehicle operating state for a given at least onesymptom identifier. In that case, display device 4 may determine whichtests to display as part of a symptom-based subset based on the currentvehicle operating state.

In a further example, display device 4 may deactivate the flagging ofPIDs with out-of-range values based on the current vehicle operatingstate. In particular, server 2 may provide an indication of a vehicleoperating state for which PID baseline ranges are to be applied. Ifdisplay device 4 determines that the current vehicle operating statedoes not correspond to the vehicle operating state indicated by server2, display device 4 may stop flagging PIDs with out-of-range values soas not to distract a technician with inapplicable warnings. As anexample, a baseline range for a particular PID may have been generatedby server 2 based on PID data from vehicles at idle (e.g., between 600RPM and 900 RPM). If display device 4 determines that a current vehiclebeing serviced is operating at 2200 RPM, display device 4 may refrainfrom flagging the particular PID even if the particular PID has a valueoutside of the baseline range indicated by server 2. As previouslydiscussed, display device 4 may additionally provide one or more cues inorder to indicate to a technician how to switch the vehicle to anoperating state at which the baseline range may be applied.

Next, FIG. 30 shows a display interface that displays symptom-basedfunctional tests and reset procedures as well as other availablefunctional tests and reset procedures. In particular, functional testcard 330 may display functional tests and reset procedures related toengine code P0171. These symptom-based functional tests and resetprocedures may be identified by server 2 for display device 4, andprovided as a functional test filter list. In this example, theidentified functional tests and reset procedures include engine speedcontrol (functional test), fuel trim enable (functional test), and fueltrim reset (reset procedure).

Additionally, the display interface 300 may also show all availablefunctional tests and reset procedures 331, which may include anyavailable functional tests and reset procedures that were not identifiedfor the symptom-based subset. The other available functional tests andreset procedures 331 may be displayed within functional test card 330,or as part of a separate window. In this case, the other availablefunctional tests and reset procedures 331 include CKP variation learn,calibration P/N, EVAP service bay test, injector balance, outputcontrols, and VIN.

In some cases, when a particular functional test or reset procedure fromthe other available functional tests and reset procedures 331 isselected to be performed on the vehicle 9, display device 4 may send amessage to server 2 indicating the selected test or reset procedure aswell as the at least one symptom identifier 302. Such a message may helpserver 2 learn to associate the selected functional test or resetprocedure with the at least one symptom identifier 302 for futurerequests.

As previously noted, reset procedures may be included within functionaltests or provided in a separate section. In some cases, reset proceduresmay only be displayed as part of the symptom-based subset of resetprocedures or the other available reset procedures after a particularservice operation has been completed on vehicle 9. In some cases, server2 may identify the particular service operation (e.g., installation of avehicle component) for which a particular reset procedure should bedisplayed. Display device 4 may then monitor the vehicle 9 forcompletion of the particular service operation in order to determinewhen to display the particular reset procedure within the displayinterface.

Next, FIG. 31 shows a display interface that displays symptom-basedcomponent tests as well as other available component tests. Inparticular, component test card 340 may display component tests relatedto engine code P0171. These symptom-based component tests may beidentified by server 2 for display device 4, and provided as a componenttest filter list. In this example, the identified components includecomponent tests for the fuel pump, the oxygen sensor, and the massairflow sensor.

Additionally, the display interface 300 may also show all availablecomponent tests 341, which may include any available component that werenot identified for the symptom-based subset. The other availablecomponent tests 341 may be displayed within component test card 340, oras part of a separate window. In this case, the other availablecomponent tests 341 include component tests for the anti-lock brakes(ABS), body electrical, charging system, fuel injection, transfer case,and transmission.

When a particular component test is selected from either thesymptom-based subset or the other available component tests, displaydevice 4 may send a message to another device such as a multimeter oroscilloscope to perform the selected component test. In some cases, whena particular component test from the other available component tests 331is selected to be performed on the vehicle 9, display device 4 may senda message to server 2 indicating the selected component test as well asthe at least one symptom identifier 302. Such a message may help server2 learn to associate the selected component tests with the at least onesymptom identifier 302 for future requests.

In additional examples, functional tests, reset procedures, and/orcomponent tests displayed within a symptom-based subset may be arrangedwithin display interface 300 based on information received by displaydevice 4 from server 2. In one example, tests may be arranged based onassociated vehicle component. For instance, two symptom-based functionaltests may relate to a first vehicle component while a different twosymptom-based functional tests may relate to a second vehicle component.In that case, the display interface 300 may indicate to which componenteach functional test relates. Additionally, the functional tests may beordered on the display interface 300 according to which component theyrelate. For instance, server 2 may indicate that the first vehiclecomponent has a higher probability of failure based on the at least onesymptom identifier 304 than the second vehicle component. In that case,the two symptom-based functional tests related to the first vehiclecomponent may be displayed before the two symptom-based functional testsrelated to the second vehicle component.

In a further example, functional tests, reset procedures, and/orcomponent tests may be ordered according to a ranking based onperformance frequency. For instance, a symptom-based subset of componenttests may include three component tests. Server 2 may provide a rankingof the three component tests based on how often each of the componenttests has been applied in the past for vehicles having identifyinginformation 304 and the at least one symptom identifier 302. Thecomponent tests may then be ordered on display interface 300 accordingto the provided ranking. The display interface 300 may additionallydisplay a numerical ranking of each of the three component tests.

Next, FIG. 32 shows a display interface in a degraded state. Morespecifically, the network connectivity indicator 306 within displayinterface 300 may indicate that display device 4 lacks a networkconnection to server 2. In this state, display device 4 may still have aconnection to vehicle 9 in order to receive PID data from vehicle 9and/or perform one or more tests on vehicle 9. However, display device 4may not be able to receive filter lists associated with PIDs, functionaltests, or components tests. PID card 310, functional test card 330, andcomponent test card 340 may display messages in order to indicate thatsymptom-based subsets of PIDs and tests are available and may bedisplayed when a network connection is active.

In some examples, when PIDs and/or tests are unavailable for displaydevice 4 from server 2, display device 4 may have access to one or moredefault filter lists stored within memory on display device 4. Thedefault filter lists may include default PID filter lists, defaultfunctional test filter lists, and/or default component test filterlists. In some examples, the default filter lists may indicate PIDsand/or tests to display regardless of the at least one symptomidentifier 302. In other examples, different default filter lists may beassociated with different symptom identifiers. For instance, the defaultfilter lists may be cached versions of symptom-based filter listspreviously provided to the display device 4 by server 2. When one ormore default filter lists are available within local memory of displaydevice 4, the display interface 300 may be considered to be in apartially degraded state.

In further examples, display device 4 may not be able to receive filterlists from server 2 and may also lack default filter lists within localmemory. In this case, the display interface 300 may be considered to bein a fully degraded state. In this state, any available PIDs, functionaltests, and/or component tests may be displayed within display interface300. A technician may then be provided with a prompt to select PIDs todisplay and/or tests to perform. An additional prompt may be provided toallow for the entry of baseline ranges corresponding to different PIDs.

In additional examples, display interface 300 may be in a hybrid statein which certain types of symptom-based information are available, butnot other types. For instance, a symptom-based subset of PIDs for aparticular symptom identifier may be displayed. However, symptom-basedfunctional tests and component tests may be unavailable. In that case,all available functional tests and component tests may be displayed viadisplay interface 300.

In further examples, the state of display interface 300 may be based onother factors besides network connectivity. For instance, differentlevels of subscriptions to different types of filter lists may beavailable. In that case, a current subscription of a user may be used todetermine what information is displayed via display interface 300.

Next, FIG. 33 shows application of a PID filter list to display asymptom-based subset of PIDs. More specifically, an ordered list 350 ofPIDs may be stored within memory of display device 4. In some examples,the ordered list 350 may be a single ordered list of PIDs for allvehicle types. In other examples, the ordered list 350 may be determinedand/or stored specifically for vehicles sharing certain identifyinginformation. The ordered list 350 may be the same as a correspondingordered list stored at server 2 in order to facilitate the applicationof a PID filter list by display device 4 that has been received fromserver 2.

Display device 4 may receive index values 351 from server 2 that make upa PID filter list. The index values 351 may represent entries from theordered list 350 of PIDs stored within memory of display device 4.Display device 4 may select PIDs from the ordered list 350 thatcorrespond to index values 351 in order to determine a symptom-basedsubset 352 of PIDs to display within display interface 300. In thismanner, a minimal amount of information may be transmitted over anetwork connection between server 2 and display device 4. Display device4 may locally store information about individual PIDs as part of orderedlist 350. For example, this stored information may include full PIDdescriptors to display within display interface 300. The storedinformation may also include instructions for requesting correspondingPID values from vehicle 9.

In further examples, an ordered list of functional tests stored ondisplay device 4 may be the same as a corresponding ordered list offunctional tests stored at server 2. A functional test filter listreceived by display device 4 from server 2 may include index values thatrepresent entries from the ordered list of functional tests. Thefunctional test filter list may be applied by display device 4 todetermine a symptom-based subset of functional tests for display to atechnician.

In additional examples, an ordered list of reset procedures stored ondisplay device 4 may be the same as a corresponding ordered list ofreset procedures stored at server 2. A reset procedure filter listreceived by display device 4 from server 2 may include index values thatrepresent entries from the ordered list of reset procedures. The resetprocedure filter list may be applied by display device 4 to determine asymptom-based subset of reset procedures for display to a technician.

In further examples, an ordered list of component tests stored ondisplay device 4 may be the same as a corresponding ordered list ofcomponent tests stored at server 2. A component test filter listreceived by display device 4 from server 2 may include index values thatrepresent entries from the ordered list of component tests. Thecomponent test filter list may be applied by display device 4 todetermine a symptom-based subset of component tests for display to atechnician.

In yet further examples, a single ordered list may include multipletypes of entries, including any combination of PIDs, functional tests,reset procedures, and component tests. A diagnostic filter list sent byserver 2 to display device 4 may then include index values for multipletypes of entries. For instance, the diagnostic filter list may includeindex values corresponding to both PIDs and component tests. In thatcase, the diagnostic filter list may be applied by display device 4 todetermine both a symptom-based subset of PIDs and a symptom-based subsetof component tests for display.

Next, FIG. 34 shows a flowchart depicting a set of functions 360 (ormore simply “the set 360”) that can be carried out in accordance withthe example embodiments described in this description. The set 360includes the functions shown in blocks labeled with whole numbers 361through 366 inclusive. The following description of the set 360 includesreferences to elements shown in other figures described in thisdescription, but the functions of the set 360 are not limited to beingcarried out only by the referenced elements. A variety of methods can beperformed using all of the functions shown in the set 360 or any propersubset of the functions shown in the set 360. Any of those methods canbe performed with other functions such as one or more of the otherfunctions described in this description.

Block 361 includes determining identifying information for a vehicle tobe serviced. The identifying information may define a particular set ofvehicles in any of the manners described herein, including but notlimited to a year, make, model, and/or engine. In some examples, theidentifying information may be received from vehicle 9. In otherexamples, the identifying information may be received in a differentmanner. For instance, the identifying information may be entered viadisplay interface 300 or captured from a repair order. The vehicle maybe serviced as part of a repair procedure, a maintenance procedure, or adifferent type of service procedure.

Next, block 362 includes receiving at least one symptom identifier forthe vehicle. In some examples, the at least one symptom identifier maybe a single DTC. In further examples, the at least one symptomidentifier may include two or more DTCs. One or more DTCs may bereceived by display device 4 from vehicle 9. In other examples, the atleast one symptom identifier may be a different type of identifier. Forexample, the at least one symptom identifier may be entered via displayinterface 300 (e.g., by selecting one or more vehicle symptoms from apredetermined drop-down list). In another example, the at least onesymptom identifier may be captured from a repair order.

Next, block 363 includes sending a request over a communication networkto a remote server for a PID filter list for the vehicle. The requestmay include the identifying information for the vehicle and the at leastone symptom identifier for the vehicle. The request may be transmittedover a wireless or wired connection. In some examples, the request maybe for a functional test filter list, a reset procedure filter list,and/or a component test filter list in addition to or instead of arequest for a PID filter list.

Next, block 364 includes receiving a response to the request over thecommunication network from the remote server. The response may includethe PID filter list for the vehicle. In some examples, the PID filterlist may include index values into an ordered list of PIDs stored in amemory of display device 4. In other examples, the PID filter list mayinclude another type of PID identifier and/or descriptor.

In further examples, the response may include a functional test filterlist, a reset procedure filter list, and/or a component test filter listin addition to or instead of a PID filter list. In some examples, asingle filter list may identify multiple types of diagnosticinformation. For instance, a single filter list may identify both PIDsand tests. In one example, an ordered list of diagnostic information maybe stored in memory of display device 4 that includes both PIDs andtests. The filter list may then include index values into the orderedlist that identify at least one PID and at least one test.

Next, block 365 includes determining, based on the PID filter list forthe vehicle, a symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle from a setof available PIDs. The set of available PIDs may be all PIDs availablefor a vehicle having particular identifying information. In otherexamples, the set of available PIDs may include PIDs for multiple setsof vehicles each having different identifying information. In oneexample, the symptom-based subset of PIDs may be determined by selectingPIDs from an ordered list of PIDs stored on display device 4.

In further examples, a symptom-based subset of functional tests may bedetermined from a set of available functional tests as well or instead.In additional examples, a symptom-based subset of reset procedures maybe determined from a set of available reset procedures as well orinstead. In further examples, a symptom-based subset of component testsmay be determined from a set of available component tests as well orinstead.

Next, block 366 includes displaying, on a display interface, thesymptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle. In particular,corresponding descriptors for PIDs within the subset may be displayedwithin a PID card. When the PID card is selected, the PID card mayswitch to a dynamic mode in which live PID values are displayed for thePIDs within the subset. In further examples, an indication of acomponent to which PIDs within the subset pertain may also be displayedwithin the display interface. In additional examples, certain PIDswithin the subset may pertain to a particular vehicle component andother PIDs within the subset may pertain to one or more relatedcomponents. In that case, PIDs may be categorized within the displayinterface based on which component or system they relate to.

In further examples, a symptom-based subset of functional tests, asymptom-based subset of reset procedures, and/or a symptom-based subsetof component tests may be displayed as well or instead. When afunctional test or reset procedure is selected, instructions may beprovided by display device 4 to vehicle 9 to perform the selectedfunctional test or reset procedure. When a component test is selected,instructions may be sent to a multimeter or oscilloscope to perform theselected component test on vehicle 9.

The server 2, the display device 4, and the RO device 10 comprise acomputing system. The server 2, the display device 4, and/or the ROdevice 10 can comprise any of the components of an example computingsystem 450 shown in FIG. 36 , which is a functional block diagramillustrating an example computing system.

In a basic configuration 451, the computing system 450 can include oneor more processors 452 and a system memory 454. A memory bus 459 can beused for communicating between the processor 452 and the system memory454. Depending on the desired configuration, the processor 452 can be ofany type including but not limited to a microprocessor (μP), amicrocontroller (μC), a digital signal processor (DSP), or anycombination thereof. A memory controller 453 can also be used with theprocessor 452, or in some implementations, the memory controller 453 canbe an internal part of the processor 452.

Depending on the desired configuration, the system memory 454 can be ofany type including but not limited to volatile memory (such as RAM),non-volatile memory (such as ROM, flash memory, etc.) or any combinationthereof. The system memory 454 can include one or more applications 455,and program data 457. The application 455 can include an algorithm 456that is arranged to perform the functions described as being performedby the server 2, the display device 4, or the RO device 10. The programdata 457 can include system data 458 that could be directed to anynumber of types of data, such as one more of the following types ofdata: the index 61, the mapping data 62, the RO data 63, the diagnosticsession data 64, the diagnostic list 65, the threshold 66, and/or thecomponent hierarchy 67. In some example embodiments, the applications455 can be arranged to operate with the program data 457 on an operatingsystem executable by the processor 452.

The computing system 450 can have additional features or functionality,and additional interfaces to facilitate communications between the basicconfiguration 451 and any devices and interfaces. For example, datastorage devices 460 can be provided including removable storage devices461, non-removable storage devices 462, or a combination thereof.Examples of removable storage and non-removable storage devices includemagnetic disk devices such as flexible disk drives and hard-disk drives(HDD), optical disk drives such as compact disc (CD) drives or digitalversatile disk (DVD) drives, solid state drives (SSD), and tape drivesto name a few. Computer storage media can include volatile andnonvolatile, non-transitory, removable and non-removable mediaimplemented in any method or technology for storage of information, suchas computer-readable program instructions, data structures, programmodules, or other data such as the data stored in a computer-readablememory, such at the memory 52.

The system memory 454 and the storage devices 460 are examples ofcomputer-readable medium, such as the memory 52. The system memory 454and the storage devices 460 can include, but is not limited to, RAM,ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digitalversatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes,magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices,or any other medium which can be used to store the desired informationand which can be accessed by the computing system 450.

For the display device 4 and the RO device 10, the computing system 450can include or be implemented as a portion of a small-form factorportable (i.e., mobile) electronic device such as a smartphone (e.g., anIPHONE® smartphone from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California, or a GALAXYS® smartphone from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Of Maetan-Dong,Yeongtong-Gu Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea), a tablet device(e.g., an IPAD® tablet device from Apple Inc., or a SAMSUNG GALAXY TABtablet device from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.), or a wearablecomputing device (e.g., a wireless web-watch device or a personalheadset device). The application 455, or the program data 457 caninclude an application downloaded to the communication interfaces 467from the APP STORE® online retail store, from the GOOGLE PLAY® onlineretail store, or another source of the applications or the CRPIdescribed herein for use on the display device and the RO device 10.

Additionally or alternatively, the computing system 450 can include orbe implemented as part of a personal computing system (including bothlaptop computer and non-laptop computer configurations), or a server. Insome embodiments, the disclosed methods can be implemented as CRPIencoded on a non-transitory computer-readable storage media in amachine-readable format, or on other non-transitory media or articles ofmanufacture. FIG. 37 is a schematic illustrating a conceptual partialview of an example computer program product 480 that includes a computerprogram for executing a computer process on a computing system, arrangedaccording to at least some embodiments presented herein.

The computing system 450 can also include output interfaces 463 that caninclude a graphics processing unit 464, which can be configured tocommunicate to various external devices such as display devices 466 orspeakers via one or more A/V ports 465 or a communication interface 467.The communication interface 467 can include a network controller 468,which can be arranged to facilitate communications with one or moreother computing systems 470 over a network communication via one or morecommunication ports 469. The communication connection is one example ofa communication media. Communication media can be embodied bycomputer-readable program instructions, data structures, programmodules, or other data in a modulated data signal, such as a carrierwave or other transport mechanism, and includes any information deliverymedia. A modulated data signal can be a signal that has one or more ofits characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encodeinformation in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation,communication media can include wired media such as a wired network ordirect-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, radiofrequency (RF), infrared (IR) and other wireless media.

In one embodiment, the example computer program product 480 is providedusing a signal bearing medium 481. The signal bearing medium 481 caninclude one or more programming instructions 482 that, when executed byone or more processors can provide functionality or portions of thefunctionality described above with respect to FIG. 1 to FIG. 35 . Insome examples, the signal bearing medium 481 can encompass acomputer-readable medium 483, such as, but not limited to, a hard diskdrive, a Compact Disc (CD), a Digital Video Disk (DVD), a digital tape,or any other memory described herein. In some implementations, thesignal bearing medium 481 can encompass a computer recordable medium484, such as, but not limited to, memory, read/write (R/W) CDs, R/WDVDs, etc. In some implementations, the signal bearing medium 481 canencompass a communications medium 485, such as, but not limited to, adigital and/or an analog communication medium (e.g., a fiber opticcable, a waveguide, a wired communications link, a wirelesscommunication link, etc.). Thus, for example, the signal bearing medium481 can be conveyed by a wireless form of the communications medium 485(e.g., a wireless communications medium conforming to the IEEE 802.11standard or another transmission protocol).

The one or more programming instructions 482 can be, for example,computer executable and/or logic implemented instructions. In someexamples, a computing system such as the computing system 450 of FIG. 36can be configured to provide various operations, functions, or actionsin response to the programming instructions 482 conveyed to thecomputing system 450 by one or more of the computer-readable medium 483,the computer recordable medium 484, and/or the communications medium485.

The processor 50 can be configured like the processor 452. The memory 52can be configured as part of or all of the system memory 454 or thestorage devices 460. The communication interface 51 can be configured aspart of or all of the communication interfaces 467.

Each of the server 2, the display device 4, and the computing system 450can comprise a power source. In accordance with the example embodiments,a power source can include a connection to an external power source andcircuitry to allow current to flow to other elements connected to thepower source. As an example, the external power source can include awall outlet at which a connection to an alternating current can be made.As another example, the external power source can include an energystorage device (e.g., a battery) or an electric generator.

Additionally or alternatively, a power source can include a connectionto an internal power source and power transfer circuitry to allowcurrent to flow to other elements connected to the power source. As anexample, the internal power source can include an energy storage device,such as a battery. Furthermore, any power source described herein caninclude various circuit protectors and signal conditioners. The powersources described herein can provide a way to transfer electricalcurrents to other elements that operate electrically.

It should be understood that the arrangements described herein and/orshown in the drawings are for purposes of example only. As such, thoseskilled in the art will appreciate that other arrangements and elements(e.g., machines, interfaces, functions, orders, and/or groupings offunctions) can be used instead, and some elements can be omittedaltogether according to the desired results. Furthermore, variousfunctions described and/or shown in the drawings as being performed byone or more elements can be carried out by a processor executingcomputer-readable program instructions or by a combination of hardware,firmware, and/or software. For purposes of this description, executionof CRPI contained in some computer-readable medium to perform somefunction can include executing all of the program instructions of thoseCRPI or only a portion of those CRPI.

The term “data” within this description can be used interchangeably withthe term “information” or similar terms, such as “content.” The datadescribed herein can be transmitted and received. As an example, anytransmission of the data described herein can occur directly from atransmitting device (e.g., a transmitter) to a receiving device (e.g., areceiver). As another example, any transmission of the data describedherein can occur indirectly from the transmitter to a receiver via oneof one or more intermediary network devices, such as an access point, anantenna, a base station, a hub, a modem, a relay, a router, a switch, orsome other network device. The transmission of any of the data describedherein can include transmitting the data over an air interface (e.g.,using radio signals (i.e., wirelessly)). The transmission of any of thedata described herein can include transmitting the data over a wire(e.g., a single wire, a twisted pair of wires, a fiber optic cable, acoaxial cable, a wiring harness, a power line, a printed circuit, a CAT5cable, or CAT6 cable). The wire can be referred to as a “conductor” orby another term. As an example, transmission of the data over theconductor can occur electrically or optically.

The data can represent various things such as objects and conditions.The objects and conditions can be mapped to a data structure (e.g., atable). A processor can refer to the data structure to determine whatobject or condition is represented by the data. As an example, the datareceived by a processor can represent a calendar date. The processor candetermine the calendar date by comparing the data to a data structurethat defines calendar dates. As another example, data received by aprocessor can represent a vehicle component. The processor can determinewhat type of vehicle component is represented by the data by comparingthe data to a structure that defines a variety of vehicle components.

While various aspects and embodiments are described herein, otheraspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art.The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes ofillustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scopebeing indicated by the claims, along with the full scope of equivalentsto which such claims are entitled. It is also to be understood that theterminology used herein for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting.

In this description, the articles “a,” “an,” and “the” are used tointroduce elements and/or functions of the example embodiments. Theintent of using those articles is that there is one or more of theintroduced elements and/or functions.

In this description, the intent of using the term “and/or” within a listof at least two elements or functions and the intent of using the terms“at least one of” and “one or more of” immediately preceding a list ofat least two components or functions is to cover each embodimentincluding a listed component or function independently and eachembodiment comprising a combination of the listed components orfunctions. For example, an embodiment described as comprising “A, B,and/or C,” or “at least one of A, B, and C,” or “one or more of A, B,and C” is intended to cover each of the following possible embodiments:(i) an embodiment comprising A, but not B and not C, (ii) an embodimentcomprising B, but not A and not C, (iii) an embodiment comprising C, butnot A and not B, (iv) an embodiment comprising A and B, but not C, (v)an embodiment comprising A and C, but not B, (v) an embodimentcomprising B and C, but not A, and (vi) an embodiment comprising A, B,and C. For the embodiments comprising component or function A, theembodiments can comprise one A or multiple A. For the embodimentscomprising component or function B, the embodiments can comprise one Bor multiple B. For the embodiments comprising component or function C,the embodiments can comprise one C or multiple C. The use of ordinalnumbers such as “first,” “second,” “third” and so on is to distinguishrespective elements rather than to denote a particular order of thoseelements unless the context of using those terms explicitly indicatesotherwise.

Embodiments of the present disclosure may thus relate to one of theenumerated example embodiment (EEEs) listed below.

-   -   EEE 1 is a method comprising: (i) determining, by a display        device, identifying information for a vehicle to be        serviced; (ii) receiving, at the display device, at least one        symptom identifier for the vehicle; (iii) sending, by the        display device, a request over a communication network to a        remote server for a PID filter list for the vehicle, the request        comprising the identifying information for the vehicle and the        at least one symptom identifier for the vehicle; (iv) receiving,        at the display device, a response to the request over the        communication network from the remote server, the response        comprising the PID filter list for the vehicle; (v) determining,        by the display device based on the PID filter list for the        vehicle, a symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle from a        set of available PIDs; and (vi) displaying, by the display        device on a display interface, the symptom-based subset of PIDs        for the vehicle.    -   EEE 2 is the method of EEE 1, wherein the at least one symptom        identifier comprises at least one diagnostic test code (DTC).    -   EEE 3 is the method of EEE 2, further comprising receiving, at        the display device from the vehicle, the at least one DTC.    -   EEE 4 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 3, wherein the        identifying information for the vehicle indicates a year, a        make, a model, and an engine.    -   EEE 5 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 4, further        comprising: (i) receiving, at the display device from the        vehicle, corresponding values for the symptom-based subset of        PIDs for the vehicle; (ii) receiving, at the display device,        input data indicating a selection of the symptom-based subset of        PIDs for the vehicle; and (iii) in response to receiving the        input data, displaying, by the display device on the display        interface, the corresponding values for the symptom-based subset        of PIDs for the vehicle.    -   EEE 6 is the method of EEE 5, further comprising initiating, by        the display device, a request to the vehicle for the        corresponding values for the symptom-based subset of PIDs for        the vehicle in response to receiving the input data.    -   EEE 7 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 6, wherein the PID        filter list comprises index values into an ordered list of PIDs,        wherein the ordered list of PIDs is stored on the display        device, the method further comprising determining the        symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle by selecting PIDs        that correspond to the index values from the ordered list of        PIDs stored on the display device.    -   EEE 8 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 7, wherein the        response to the request further comprises baseline ranges for        one or more PIDs in the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle, the method further comprising displaying, by the        display device on the display interface, the baseline ranges for        the one or more PIDs.    -   EEE 9 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 7, wherein the        response to the request further comprises baseline ranges for        one or more PIDs in the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle, the method further comprising: (i) receiving, at the        display device, corresponding values for the one or more PIDs        from the vehicle; (ii) determining, by the display device, that        a corresponding value for a given PID is outside of the baseline        range for the given PID; and (iii) displaying, by the display        device on the display interface, an indication that the        corresponding value for the given PID is outside of the baseline        range for the given PID.    -   EEE 10 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 7, wherein the        response to the request further comprises baseline ranges for        one or more PIDs in the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle, and wherein the response to the request further        comprises a vehicle operating state for which the baseline        ranges for the one or more PIDs were generated, the method        further comprising displaying, by the display device on the        display interface, an indication of the vehicle operating state.    -   EEE 11 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 7, wherein the        response to the request further comprises baseline ranges for        one or more PIDs in the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle, the method further comprising: (i) determining, by the        display device, that a baseline range is unavailable for a        particular PID in the subset of PIDs; (ii) displaying, by the        display device on the display interface, a query for the        baseline range for the particular PID; (iii) receiving, at the        display device, input data indicating the baseline range for the        particular PID in response to the query; and (iv) displaying, by        the display device on the display interface, the baseline range        for the particular PID indicated by the input data.    -   EEE 12 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 7, wherein the        response to the request further comprises a plurality of        baseline ranges corresponding to a plurality of vehicle        operating states for a given PID in the symptom-based subset of        PIDs for the vehicle, the method further comprising: (i)        determining, by the display device, a current operating state of        the vehicle; (ii) selecting, by the display device, a baseline        range for the given PID from the plurality baseline ranges such        that the selected baseline range corresponds to the current        operating state of the vehicle; and (iii) displaying, by the        display device on the display interface, the selected baseline        range for the given PID.    -   EEE 13 is the method of EEE 12, further comprising: (i)        determining, by the display device, that the current operating        state of the vehicle has changed to a different operating state        of the plurality of vehicle operating states; (ii) selecting, by        the display device, a different baseline range for the given PID        from the plurality of baseline ranges such that the selected        different baseline range corresponds to the different operating        state; and (iii) displaying, by the display device on the        display interface, the selected different baseline range for the        given PID.    -   EEE 14 is the method of EEE 12, wherein the plurality of vehicle        operating states correspond to a plurality of different        geographic locations of the vehicle.    -   EEE 15 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 7, wherein the        response to the request further comprises a plurality of        baseline ranges corresponding to a plurality of vehicle        operating states for a given PID in the subset of PIDs, the        method further comprising: (i) displaying, by the display device        on the display interface, an indication of the plurality of        vehicle operating states; (ii) receiving, at the display device,        input data indicating a selection of a particular vehicle        operating state from the plurality of vehicle operating        states; (iii) selecting, by the display device, a baseline range        for the given PID from the plurality baseline ranges such that        the selected baseline range corresponds to the selected        particular vehicle operating state; and (iv) displaying, by the        display device on the display interface, the selected baseline        range for the given PID.    -   EEE 16 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 15, wherein the        response to the request further comprises a functional test        filter list for the vehicle, the method further comprising: (i)        determining, by the display device based on the functional test        filter list for the vehicle, a symptom-based subset of        functional tests for the vehicle from a set of available        functional tests; and (ii) displaying, by the display device on        the display interface, the symptom-based subset of functional        tests for the vehicle.    -   EEE 17 is the method of EEE 16, further comprising: (i)        receiving, at the display device, input data indicating a        selection of a particular functional test from the symptom-based        subset of functional tests for the vehicle; and (ii)        transmitting instructions, by the display device to the vehicle,        to perform the selected particular functional test on the        vehicle.    -   EEE 18 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 17, wherein the        response to the request further comprises a component test        filter list, the method further comprising: (i) determining, by        the display device based on the component test filter list, a        symptom-based subset of component tests for the vehicle from a        set of available component tests; and (ii) displaying, by the        display device on the display interface, the symptom-based        subset of component tests for the vehicle.    -   EEE 19 is the method of EEE 18, further comprising: (i)        receiving, at the display device, input data indicating a        selection of a particular component test from the symptom-based        subset of component tests for the vehicle; and (ii) providing        instructions, by the display device to an oscilloscope or a        multimeter, to perform the selected particular component test on        the vehicle.    -   EEE 20 is the method of any one of EEE 1 to 19, further        comprising: (i) sending, by the display device, a second request        over the communication network to the remote database, the        second request comprising the identifying information and the at        least one symptom identifier; and (ii) determining, by the        display device, that the display device is in a partially        degraded state, the partially degraded state comprising (1) a        requested PID filter list being unavailable from the remote        database and (2) a default PID filter list being available from        a memory storage on the display device. In response to        determining that the display device is in the partially degraded        state, EEE 20 further comprises: (i) determining, by the display        device based on the default PID filter list, a default subset of        PIDs from the set of available PIDs; and (ii) displaying, by the        display device on the display interface, the default subset of        PIDs from the set of available PIDs.    -   EEE 21 is the method of EEE 20, further comprising: (i) sending,        by the display device, a third request over the communication        network to the remote database, the third request comprising the        identifying information and the at least one symptom identifier;        and (ii) determining, by the display device, that the display        device is in a fully degraded state, the fully degraded state        comprising (1) the requested PID filter list being unavailable        from the remote database and (2) the default PID filter list        being unavailable from the memory storage on the display device.        In response to determining that the display device is in the        fully degraded state, EEE 21 further comprises: (i) displaying,        by the display device on the display interface, the set of        available PIDs; (ii) receiving, by the display device, input        data indicating a selection of certain PIDs from the set of        available PIDs; and (iii) displaying, by the display device on        the display interface, corresponding values for the selected        certain PIDs.    -   EEE 22 is a display device, comprising: (i) a display        interface; (ii) one or more processors; (iii) a non-transitory        computer readable medium; and (iv) program instructions stored        on the non-transitory computer readable medium. The program        instructions are executable by the one or more processors        to: (i) determine identifying information for a vehicle to be        serviced; (ii) receive at least one symptom identifier for the        vehicle; (iii) send a request over a communication network to a        remote server for a PID filter list for the vehicle, the request        comprising the identifying information for the vehicle and the        at least one symptom identifier for the vehicle; (iv) receive a        response to the request over the communication network from the        remote server, the response comprising the PID filter list; (v)        determine, based on the PID filter list for the vehicle, a        symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle from a set of        available PIDs; and (vi) display, on the display interface, the        symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle.    -   EEE 23 is the display device of EEE 22, wherein the at least one        symptom identifier comprises at least one diagnostic test code        (DTC).    -   EEE 24 is the display device of EEE 23, wherein the program        instructions are further executable by the one or more        processors to receive, at the display device from the vehicle,        the at least one DTC.    -   EEE 25 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 24, wherein        the identifying information for the vehicle indicates a year, a        make, a model, and an engine.    -   EEE 26 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 25, wherein        the program instructions are further executable by the one or        more processors to: (i) receive, at the display device from the        vehicle, corresponding values for the symptom-based subset of        PIDs for the vehicle; (ii) receive, at the display device, input        data indicating a selection of the symptom-based subset of PIDs        for the vehicle; and (iii) in response to receiving the input        data, display, by the display device on the display interface,        the corresponding values for the symptom-based subset of PIDs        for the vehicle.    -   EEE 27 is the display device of EEE 26, wherein the program        instructions are further executable by the one or more        processors to initiate, by the display device, a request to the        vehicle for the corresponding values for the symptom-based        subset of PIDs for the vehicle in response to receiving the        input data.    -   EEE 28 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 27, wherein        the PID filter list comprises index values into an ordered list        of PIDs, wherein the ordered list of PIDs is stored on the        display device, and wherein the program instructions are further        executable by the one or more processors to determine the        symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle by selecting PIDs        that correspond to the index values from the ordered list of        PIDs stored on the display device.    -   EEE 29 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 28, wherein        the response to the request further comprises baseline ranges        for one or more PIDs in the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle, and wherein the program instructions are further        executable by the one or more processors to display, by the        display device on the display interface, the baseline ranges for        the one or more PIDs.    -   EEE 30 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 28, wherein        the response to the request further comprises baseline ranges        for one or more PIDs in the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle, and wherein the program instructions are further        executable by the one or more processors to: (i) receive, at the        display device, corresponding values for the one or more PIDs        from the vehicle; (ii) determine, by the display device, that a        corresponding value for a given PID is outside of the baseline        range for the given PID; and (iii) display, by the display        device on the display interface, an indication that the        corresponding value for the given PID is outside of the baseline        range for the given PID.    -   EEE 31 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 28, wherein        the response to the request further comprises baseline ranges        for one or more PIDs in the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle, and wherein the response to the request further        comprises a vehicle operating state for which the baseline        ranges for the one or more PIDs were generated, and wherein the        program instructions are further executable by the one or more        processors to display, by the display device on the display        interface, an indication of the vehicle operating state.    -   EEE 32 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 28, wherein        the response to the request further comprises baseline ranges        for one or more PIDs in the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle, and wherein the program instructions are further        executable by the one or more processors to: (i) determine, by        the display device, that a baseline range is unavailable for a        particular PID in the subset of PIDs; (ii) display, by the        display device on the display interface, a query for the        baseline range for the particular PID; (iii) receive, at the        display device, input data indicating the baseline range for the        particular PID in response to the query; and (iv) display, by        the display device on the display interface, the baseline range        for the particular PID indicated by the input data.    -   EEE 33 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 28, wherein        the response to the request further comprises a plurality of        baseline ranges corresponding to a plurality of vehicle        operating states for a given PID in the symptom-based subset of        PIDs for the vehicle, and wherein the program instructions are        further executable by the one or more processors to: (i)        determine, by the display device, a current operating state of        the vehicle; (ii) select, by the display device, a baseline        range for the given PID from the plurality baseline ranges such        that the selected baseline range corresponds to the current        operating state of the vehicle; and (iii) display, by the        display device on the display interface, the selected baseline        range for the given PID.    -   EEE 34 is the display device of EEE 33, wherein the program        instructions are further executable by the one or more        processors to: (i) determine, by the display device, that the        current operating state of the vehicle has changed to a        different operating state of the plurality of vehicle operating        states; (ii) select, by the display device, a different baseline        range for the given PID from the plurality of baseline ranges        such that the selected different baseline range corresponds to        the different operating state; and (iii) display, by the display        device on the display interface, the selected different baseline        range for the given PID.    -   EEE 35 is the display device of EEE 33, wherein the plurality of        vehicle operating states correspond to a plurality of different        geographic locations of the vehicle.    -   EEE 36 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 28, wherein        the response to the request further comprises a plurality of        baseline ranges corresponding to a plurality of vehicle        operating states for a given PID in the subset of PIDs, wherein        the program instructions are further executable by the one or        more processors to: (i) display, by the display device on the        display interface, an indication of the plurality of vehicle        operating states; (ii) receive, at the display device, input        data indicating a selection of a particular vehicle operating        state from the plurality of vehicle operating states; (iii)        select, by the display device, a baseline range for the given        PID from the plurality baseline ranges such that the selected        baseline range corresponds to the selected particular vehicle        operating state; and (iv) display, by the display device on the        display interface, the selected baseline range for the given        PID.    -   EEE 37 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 36, wherein        the response to the request further comprises a functional test        filter list for the vehicle, wherein the program instructions        are further executable by the one or more processors to: (i)        determine, by the display device based on the functional test        filter list for the vehicle, a symptom-based subset of        functional tests for the vehicle from a set of available        functional tests; and (ii) display, by the display device on the        display interface, the symptom-based subset of functional tests        for the vehicle.    -   EEE 38 is the display device of EEE 37, wherein the program        instructions are further executable by the one or more        processors to: (i) receive, at the display device, input data        indicating a selection of a particular functional test from the        symptom-based subset of functional tests for the vehicle;        and (ii) transmit instructions, by the display device to the        vehicle, to perform the selected particular functional test on        the vehicle.    -   EEE 39 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 38, wherein        the response to the request further comprises a component test        filter list, wherein the program instructions are further        executable by the one or more processors to: (i) determine, by        the display device based on the component test filter list, a        symptom-based subset of component tests for the vehicle from a        set of available component tests; and (ii) display, by the        display device on the display interface, the symptom-based        subset of component tests for the vehicle.    -   EEE 40 is the display device of EEE 39, wherein the program        instructions are further executable by the one or more        processors to: (i) receive, at the display device, input data        indicating a selection of a particular component test from the        symptom-based subset of component tests for the vehicle;        and (ii) provide instructions, by the display device to an        oscilloscope or a multimeter, to perform the selected particular        component test on the vehicle.    -   EEE 41 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 40, wherein        the program instructions are further executable by the one or        more processors to: (i) determine that the PID filter list for        the vehicle is unavailable from the remote server; (ii) identify        a default PID filter list stored on the display device; (iii)        determine, based on the default PID filter list, a default        subset of PIDs from the set of available PIDs; and (iv) display,        on the display interface, the default subset of PIDs from the        set of available PIDs.    -   EEE 42 is the display device of any one of EEE 22 to 40, wherein        the program instructions are further executable by the one or        more processors to: (i) determine that the PID filter list for        the vehicle is unavailable from the remote server; (ii)        determine that the display device lacks a default PID filter        list; (iii) in response to determining that the PID filter list        for the vehicle is unavailable from the remote server and that        the display device lacks the default PID filter list, display,        on the display interface, the set of available PIDs; (iv)        receive input data indicating a selection of certain PIDs from        the set of available PIDs; and (v) display, on the display        interface, corresponding values for the selected certain PIDs.    -   EEE 43 is a non-transitory computer readable medium having        stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors        to cause a computing system to perform functions comprising: (i)        determining identifying information for a vehicle to be        serviced; (ii) receiving at least one symptom identifier for the        vehicle; (iii) sending a request over a communication network to        a remote server for a PID filter list for the vehicle, the        request comprising the identifying information for the vehicle        and the at least one symptom identifier for the vehicle; (iv)        receiving a response to the request over the communication        network from the remote server, the response comprising the PID        filter list for the vehicle; (v) determining, based on the PID        filter list for the vehicle, a symptom-based subset of PIDs for        the vehicle from a set of available PIDs; and (vi) displaying,        on the display interface, the symptom-based subset of PIDs for        the vehicle.    -   EEE 44 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of EEE 43,        wherein the at least one symptom identifier comprises at least        one diagnostic test code (DTC).    -   EEE 45 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of EEE 44,        the functions further comprising receiving, at the display        device from the vehicle, the at least one DTC.    -   EEE 46 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 45, wherein the identifying information for the        vehicle indicates a year, a make, a model, and an engine.    -   EEE 47 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 46, the functions further comprising: (i)        receiving, at the display device from the vehicle, corresponding        values for the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle; (ii) receiving, at the display device, input data        indicating a selection of the symptom-based subset of PIDs for        the vehicle; and (iii) in response to receiving the input data,        displaying, by the display device on the display interface, the        corresponding values for the symptom-based subset of PIDs for        the vehicle.    -   EEE 48 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of EEE 47,        the functions further comprising initiating, by the display        device, a request to the vehicle for the corresponding values        for the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle in response        to receiving the input data.    -   EEE 49 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 48, wherein the PID filter list comprises index        values into an ordered list of PIDs, wherein the ordered list of        PIDs is stored on the display device, the functions further        comprising determining the symptom-based subset of PIDs for the        vehicle by selecting PIDs that correspond to the index values        from the ordered list of PIDs stored on the display device.    -   EEE 50 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 49, wherein the response to the request further        comprises baseline ranges for one or more PIDs in the        symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle, the functions        further comprising displaying, by the display device on the        display interface, the baseline ranges for the one or more PIDs.    -   EEE 51 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 49, wherein the response to the request further        comprises baseline ranges for one or more PIDs in the        symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle, the functions        further comprising: (i) receiving, at the display device,        corresponding values for the one or more PIDs from the        vehicle; (ii) determining, by the display device, that a        corresponding value for a given PID is outside of the baseline        range for the given PID; and (iii) displaying, by the display        device on the display interface, an indication that the        corresponding value for the given PID is outside of the baseline        range for the given PID.    -   EEE 52 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 49, wherein the response to the request further        comprises baseline ranges for one or more PIDs in the        symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle, and wherein the        response to the request further comprises a vehicle operating        state for which the baseline ranges for the one or more PIDs        were generated, the functions further comprising displaying, by        the display device on the display interface, an indication of        the vehicle operating state.    -   EEE 53 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 49, wherein the response to the request further        comprises baseline ranges for one or more PIDs in the        symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle, the functions        further comprising: (i) determining, by the display device, that        a baseline range is unavailable for a particular PID in the        subset of PIDs; (ii) displaying, by the display device on the        display interface, a query for the baseline range for the        particular PID; (iii) receiving, at the display device, input        data indicating the baseline range for the particular PID in        response to the query; and (iv) displaying, by the display        device on the display interface, the baseline range for the        particular PID indicated by the input data.    -   EEE 54 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 49, wherein the response to the request further        comprises a plurality of baseline ranges corresponding to a        plurality of vehicle operating states for a given PID in the        symptom-based subset of PIDs for the vehicle, the functions        further comprising: (i) determining, by the display device, a        current operating state of the vehicle; (ii) selecting, by the        display device, a baseline range for the given PID from the        plurality baseline ranges such that the selected baseline range        corresponds to the current operating state of the vehicle;        and (iii) displaying, by the display device on the display        interface, the selected baseline range for the given PID.    -   EEE 55 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of EE 54,        the functions further comprising: (i) determining, by the        display device, that the current operating state of the vehicle        has changed to a different operating state of the plurality of        vehicle operating states; (ii) selecting, by the display device,        a different baseline range for the given PID from the plurality        of baseline ranges such that the selected different baseline        range corresponds to the different operating state; and (iii)        displaying, by the display device on the display interface, the        selected different baseline range for the given PID.    -   EEE 56 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of EEE 54,        wherein the plurality of vehicle operating states correspond to        a plurality of different geographic locations of the vehicle.    -   EEE 57 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 49, wherein the response to the request further        comprises a plurality of baseline ranges corresponding to a        plurality of vehicle operating states for a given PID in the        subset of PIDs, the functions further comprising: (i)        displaying, by the display device on the display interface, an        indication of the plurality of vehicle operating states; (ii)        receiving, at the display device, input data indicating a        selection of a particular vehicle operating state from the        plurality of vehicle operating states; (iii) selecting, by the        display device, a baseline range for the given PID from the        plurality baseline ranges such that the selected baseline range        corresponds to the selected particular vehicle operating state;        and (iv) displaying, by the display device on the display        interface, the selected baseline range for the given PID.    -   EEE 58 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 57, wherein the response to the request further        comprises a functional test filter list for the vehicle, the        functions further comprising: (i) determining, by the display        device based on the functional test filter list for the vehicle,        a symptom-based subset of functional tests for the vehicle from        a set of available functional tests; and (ii) displaying, by the        display device on the display interface, the symptom-based        subset of functional tests for the vehicle.    -   EEE 59 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of EEE 58,        the functions further comprising: (i) receiving, at the display        device, input data indicating a selection of a particular        functional test from the symptom-based subset of functional        tests for the vehicle; and (ii) transmitting instructions, by        the display device to the vehicle, to perform the selected        particular functional test on the vehicle.    -   EEE 60 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 59, wherein the response to the request further        comprises a component test filter list, the functions further        comprising: (i) determining, by the display device based on the        component test filter list, a symptom-based subset of component        tests for the vehicle from a set of available component tests;        and (ii) displaying, by the display device on the display        interface, the symptom-based subset of component tests for the        vehicle.    -   EEE 61 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of EEE 60,        the functions further comprising: (i) receiving, at the display        device, input data indicating a selection of a particular        component test from the symptom-based subset of component tests        for the vehicle; and (ii) providing instructions, by the display        device to an oscilloscope or a multimeter, to perform the        selected particular component test on the vehicle.    -   EEE 62 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of any one        of EEE 43 to 61, the functions further comprising: (i) sending,        by the display device, a second request over the communication        network to the remote database, the second request comprising        the identifying information and the at least one symptom        identifier; and (ii) determining, by the display device, that        the display device is in a partially degraded state, the        partially degraded state comprising (1) a requested PID filter        list being unavailable from the remote database and (2) a        default PID filter list being available from a memory storage on        the display device. In response to determining that the display        device is in the partially degraded state, the functions further        comprise: (i) determining, by the display device based on the        default PID filter list, a default subset of PIDs from the set        of available PIDs; and (ii) displaying, by the display device on        the display interface, the default subset of PIDs from the set        of available PIDs.    -   EEE 63 is the non-transitory computer readable medium of EEE 62,        the functions further comprising: (i) sending, by the display        device, a third request over the communication network to the        remote database, the third request comprising the identifying        information and the at least one symptom identifier; and (ii)        determining, by the display device, that the display device is        in a fully degraded state, the fully degraded state        comprising (1) the requested PID filter list being unavailable        from the remote database and (2) the default PID filter list        being unavailable from the memory storage on the display device.        In response to determining that the display device is in the        fully degraded state, the functions further comprise: (i)        displaying, by the display device on the display interface, the        set of available PIDs; (ii) receiving, by the display device,        input data indicating a selection of certain PIDs from the set        of available PIDs; and (iii) displaying, by the display device        on the display interface, corresponding values for the selected        certain PIDs.

We claim:
 1. A method, comprising: operating a display device in a statewith connectivity to a communication network, wherein a remote server isconnected to the communication network; receiving, via a communicationlink coupling the display device and a vehicle to be serviced, two ormore vehicle data messages transmitted from one or more electroniccontrol units within the vehicle to be serviced; sending, by the displaydevice, a request over the communication network to the remote server,the request comprising a vehicle identifier and at least one symptomidentifier based on content of the two or more vehicle data messages;receiving, at the display device, a response sent over the communicationnetwork from the remote server, the response comprising a diagnosticfilter list corresponding to the vehicle and the at least one symptomidentifier, wherein the diagnostic filter list comprises at least oneindex value into an ordered list of tests stored at the display device,and wherein the at least one index value includes a first index valuecorresponding to a first test; outputting a test card on a displayinterface at the display device, wherein the test card indicates asubset of tests based on the ordered list of tests and the at least oneindex value, wherein each test of the subset of tests is selectable fromthe test card, and wherein the subset of tests includes the first test;and transmitting, by the display device in response to a selection ofthe first test from the test card, instructions to perform the firsttest on the vehicle.
 2. The method according to claim 1, whereintransmitting the instructions includes transmitting the instructions tothe vehicle.
 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein transmittingthe instructions comprises transmitting a vehicle data message to anelectronic control unit of the vehicle.
 4. The method of claim 3,wherein the first test includes a functional test or a reset procedure,and wherein the electronic control unit performs the functional test orreset procedure after receiving the vehicle data message.
 5. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein transmitting the instructions includestransmitting the instructions to an oscilloscope or a multimeter, andwherein the method further comprises performing, by the oscilloscope orthe multimeter, the first test on the vehicle.
 6. The method accordingto claim 1, wherein the first test includes a functional test, acomponent test, or a reset procedure.
 7. The method according to claim1, wherein a functional test index is stored on the display device, andwherein the functional test index includes the ordered list of tests andthe instructions.
 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein acomponent test index is stored on the display device, and wherein thecomponent test index includes the ordered list of tests and theinstructions.
 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at leastone symptom identifier comprises at least one diagnostic trouble code,and/or wherein the vehicle identifier indicates one or more from among:a vehicle model year, a vehicle make, a vehicle model, an engine type, avehicle identification number, a portion of a vehicle identificationnumber, or a regular production option code used by a vehiclemanufacturer.
 10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:receiving, at the display device, input data indicating a selection ofthe first test on the vehicle, wherein transmitting the instructions isperformed in response to receiving the input data.
 11. The methodaccording to claim 1, wherein the diagnostic filter list comprises oneor more other index values into the ordered list of tests, wherein thefirst index value and the one or more other index values correspond to asubset of tests in the ordered lists of tests, and wherein the methodfurther comprises outputting on the display interface at the displaydevice, one or more other test selectors corresponding to one or moreother tests for the vehicle.
 12. The method according to claim 11,wherein the subset of tests is ordered on the display interface based ona respective vehicle component to which each test of the subset of testsrelates.
 13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:displaying, by the display interface, an indication of the respectivevehicle component to which each test of the subset of tests relates. 14.The method according to claim 12, wherein: the subset of tests areordered on the display interface based on a probability of failure ofthe respective vehicle component to which each test of the subset oftests relates, and the probability of failure is based on the at leastone symptom identifier.
 15. The method according to claim 11, wherein:the subset of tests are ordered on the display interface based on: (1) apast frequency of performance of each test of the subset of tests onvehicles corresponding to the vehicle identifier and the at least onesymptom identifier, or (2) a respective amount of time determined to berequired to perform each respective test of the subset of tests.
 16. Themethod according to claim 11, further comprising: separately displaying,by the display device on the display interface, tests from the orderedlist of tests stored on the display device which are not indicated bythe diagnostic filter list.
 17. The method according to claim 1,wherein: the diagnostic filter list comprises an index value thatcorresponds to a reset procedure to be performed after completion of arepair operation on the vehicle, and the method further comprisesdisplaying, by the display device on a display interface, the resetprocedure after completion of the repair operation on the vehicle. 18.The method according to claim 1, wherein: the method further comprises:sending, by the display device, a second request over the communicationnetwork to the remote server, the second request comprising the vehicleidentifier and the at least one symptom identifier; determining, by thedisplay device, that the display device is in a partially degradedstate, the partially degraded state comprising a requested diagnosticfilter list being unavailable from the remote server and a defaultdiagnostic list being available from a memory storage on the displaydevice; in response to determining that the display device is in thepartially degraded state: determining, by the display device based onthe default diagnostic list, a default subset of tests from the orderedlist of tests; and displaying, by the display device on a displayinterface, the default subset of tests from the ordered list of tests.19. The method according to claim 1, wherein: the method furthercomprises: determining, by the display device, that the display deviceis in a fully degraded state, the fully degraded state comprising arequested diagnostic filter list being unavailable from the remoteserver and a default diagnostic list being unavailable from a memorystorage on the display device; and in response to determining that thedisplay device is in the fully degraded state, displaying, by thedisplay device on the display interface, each functional test from theordered list of tests.
 20. The method according to claim 1, wherein: themethod further comprises: receiving, by the display device from theremote server, a parameter identifier based on the at least one symptomidentifier; transmitting, by the display device, a request to thevehicle for a parameter value corresponding to the parameter identifier;and displaying, by the display device on a display interface, theparameter value.
 21. The method according to claim 20, furthercomprising: receiving, by the display device from the remote server, abaseline range for the parameter identifier; and displaying, by thedisplay device on the display interface, (i) the baseline range for theparameter identifier and (ii) an indication when the parameter value isoutside the baseline range for the parameter identifier.
 22. The methodaccording to claim 20, further comprising: receiving, by the displaydevice from the remote server, a first baseline range and a secondbaseline range for the parameter identifier, wherein the first baselinerange corresponds to a first vehicle operating state and the secondbaseline range corresponds to a second vehicle operating state;displaying, by the display device on the display interface, the firstbaseline range for the parameter identifier when the vehicle is in thefirst vehicle operating state; and displaying, by the display device onthe display interface, the second baseline range for the parameteridentifier when the vehicle is in the second vehicle operating state.23. The method according to claim 1, wherein: the response identifiesmultiple, different types of diagnostic information including theordered list of tests and a parameter identifier filter list.
 24. Themethod according to claim 1, wherein: the vehicle identifier indicates avehicle model year, a vehicle make, a vehicle model, and one or more ofa component identifier or a system identifier.
 25. The method accordingto claim 24, wherein the first test on the vehicle includes a testmapped to the at least one symptom identifier withinsymptom-to-component-test mapping data, symptom-to-functional-testmapping data, or symptom-to-reset-procedure mapping data.
 26. A displaydevice, comprising: one or more processors; a non-transitorycomputer-readable medium; and program instructions stored on thenon-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by the one ormore processors to: operate a display device in a state withconnectivity to a communication network, wherein a remote server isconnected to the communication network; receive, via a communicationlink coupling the display device and a vehicle to be serviced, two ormore vehicle data messages transmitted from one or more electroniccontrol units within the vehicle to be serviced; send a request over thecommunication network to the remote server, the request comprising avehicle identifier and at least one symptom identifier based on contentof the two or more vehicle data messages; receive a response sent overthe communication network from the remote server, the responsecomprising a diagnostic filter list corresponding to the vehicle and theat least one symptom identifier, wherein the diagnostic filter listcomprises at least one index value into an ordered list of tests storedat the display device, and wherein the at least one index value includesa first index value corresponding to a first test; output a test card ona display interface at the display device, wherein the test cardindicates a subset of tests based on the ordered list of tests and theat least one index value, wherein each test of the subset of tests isselectable from the test card, and wherein the subset of tests includesthe first test; and transmit, in response to a selection of the firsttest from the test card, instructions to perform the first test on thevehicle.
 27. A non-transitory computer readable medium having storedtherein instructions executable by one or more processors to cause acomputing system to perform functions comprising: operating a displaydevice in a state with connectivity to a communication network, whereina remote server is connected to the communication network; receiving,via a communication link coupling the computing system and a vehicle tobe serviced, two or more vehicle data messages transmitted from one ormore electronic control units within the vehicle to be serviced; sendinga request over the communication network to the remote server, therequest comprising a vehicle identifier and at least one symptomidentifier based on content of the two or more vehicle data messages;receiving a response sent over the communication network from the remoteserver, the response comprising a diagnostic filter list correspondingto the vehicle and the at least one symptom identifier, wherein thediagnostic filter list comprises at least one index value into anordered list of tests stored at the computing system, and wherein the atleast one index value includes a first index value corresponding to afirst test; outputting a test card on a display interface at thecomputing system, wherein the test card indicates a subset of testsbased on the ordered list of tests and the at least one index value,wherein each test of the subset of tests is selectable from the testcard, and wherein the subset of tests includes the first test; andtransmitting, in response to a selection of the first test from the testcard, instructions to perform the first test on the vehicle.